Pope John Paul 2 is known to be the "Pope of the Youth"
Yes, Indeed, he was, he is and will probably be remembered for so long by those young people he had encountered during the "World youth days"
(Those youth whose age now ranges from early twenties to their late thirties)
Most of them have kids and surely have shared their treasured moments and experienced with the late pope. So the his memory will go beyond our lives here on earth.
Pope John Paul II have not only touched the lives of the so called youth (early teens to their mid twenties) but the children (babies to toddlers to the age of puberty to early adolescence)
I have seen so many documentaries, videos, presentations, stories about Pope John Paul II and mostly includes his moments or encounter with children. He was not only the most traveled, seen, recognized person on earth but probably the person who have met and encountered the most number of children all over the world. Children are always around during his Wednesday audiences at St. Peter's Square, pastoral visits to various parishes within Italy and international trips all over the word.
He has a genuine concern, love & compassion for children. When he was younger, he would carry and lift up the babies on air, cuddled and hug toddlers in his arms, held and comforted boys & girls as he kissed and blessed them.
In his later years, when he did not have the strength, he would try to reach out, touch and bless them. The joy was so evident even though he could not smile due to the paralysis his facial muscles brought about by Parkinson's disease.
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