John Paul II was special in another way to me as an non Italian Catholic

[JohnKleeb]

He gave us hope that one day, we non Italian Catholics could have one of our own as pope. I know it doesnt really matter but I thought the fact that he was the first non italian pope in years made him stand out, and now we could have the first non white pope too.

[Longgrain]

1. I'm part Polish, the fact that he was Polish

always meant a lot in my family when I was growing up.

Especially during the age of communism and solidarity.

He stood up for the good fight, and I'm glad he did.