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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValpoBeginner, post: 2899496, member: 77066&quot;]I meant no disrespect in referring to Saint John Paul the Great, as simply Pope John Paul II. I should have known better as a practicing Catholic, that His Holiness was beatified in 2011, and that my referring to him without the title of saint is, at the very least, reckless and neglectful of this amazingly influential man for whom I&nbsp; hold the deepest respect.&nbsp; Pope Francis also, ever since presiding over the Canonization in 2014, continues following the precedent of Pope Benedict XVI in referring to him with the title of Saint John Paul The Great, making him, I think, for those who don&#039;t yet know,&nbsp; only the 4th Pope to be referred to as &quot;The Great&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>My mom and sister got me the Pope Bottle opener on May 18, 2003, Saint John Paul The Great&#039;s 83rd birthday.&nbsp; My sister was part of Saint Mary of the Woods&#039; Madrigal group performing and touring in Italy,&nbsp; and on this their final day of performing,&nbsp; they attended Sunday mass.&nbsp; My Mom and Sister tell me that during the homily, His Holiness sneezed, and the entire congregation immediately and simultaneously answered aloud &quot;God Bless You&quot; in several different languages.&nbsp; This simple utterance was significant both in timing (starting and ending at exactly the same time) ,&nbsp; and in the <u>total</u> participation of every member in attendance ,&nbsp; is something my mom and sister revisit every year in rememberance of this occasion&#039;s rarity and evidence of otherworldly power that binds us all together.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I myself, have not yet had the pleasure of visiting St. Peters Basillica; but it and Rome arenumber one on my list of places I would like to visit next.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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