that I have ever known. I'm not Catholic myself but John Paul was such a down to earth regular kind of guy that he projected the best of Chritianity.. He, with Maggie Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, brought down the Soviet bloc and eventually the Soviet Union itself.. The true Vicar of Christ on Earth... A great man.. Without doubt one of the finest Popes to have ever served in the shoes of the Fisherman Peter.... I felt I knew him personally and he will be missed...