let us pray for the entire world. in the russian language. let the leaders of peoples and of nations, may be guided by the social concerns of the church and, rediscover the importance of living the gospel of life. lets us pray for the family of god, assembled here today. let the lord s disciples, gathered here today, enjoy and praise for the gift and the evangelical witness of blessed john paul ii under the guiding
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from all over the world. cardinals, patriarchs of the eastern catholic churches, brother bishops and priests, official delegations, and, ambassadors and civil authorities, consecrated lay men and women and extend that greeting to all who join us by radio and television. today is the second sunday of easter which blessed john paul ii entitled, divine mercy sunday. the date was chosen for today s celebration, because, in god s providence, my predecessor died on the vigil of this feast. today is also the first day of
in december, 2009, he honored john paul with the title, venerable. and when all of the documentation had been reviewed by theological experts, they confirmed that he had lived a life of virtue, but, even in this case, as in all cases, the church waits for, in a sense, divine testimony in the form of a miracle. showing the intersesory, of his or her union after death and the miracle must be complete and lasting, and immediate. and, the nun simon-pierre, who spoke at the vigil, and she had been diagnosed in 2001 with an
he said in those closing days, life is no less valuable when lived through the prism of suffering and illness and i love that pope benedict xvi pointed out that john paul used his illness as a teachable moment to say what he said through his pontificate, live in every stage of development is sacred and once again, pope benedict xvi was affirming one of the great lessons of his life, life is always holy, whether you are the unborn child or person dying at the end of life you are still, in god s eyes, beautiful and worthy of dignity and respect. and a great, great homily and i loved, too, there is some mutual in the church now amongst some movement in the church now to dismiss the council and, pope benedict xvi says let s not forget what pope john paul ii believed, it was not something we did for a moment and, it transformed the church and cannot be forgotten. eric: you are saying the ceremony this morning, reaffirms pope john paul ii s lessons, his views of the church, as well as