Pope John Paul II Dies

Sat. April 2, 2005 12:00 AM

Vatican City - Pope John Paul II died on Saturday night, the Vatican announced. According to a statement released by the Vatican, the 84-year-old Pontiff at 9:37 p.m. (2:37 p.m. EST) in his private apartment.

Pope John Paul II dies at 84
CNN.com
John Paul II, whose 26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics was highlighted by visits to 129 countries, died Saturday. He was 84.

Pope John Paul II dies at 84
MSNBC.com
Pope John Paul II, who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, died on Saturday evening, the Vatican said in a statement.

Pope Dies
365gay.com
Pope John Paul II has died ending what is regarded as the most homophobic pontificate in history.

Pope John Paul II Dies At 84
CBS2Chicago.com
After a swift decline in his health over the past several days, Pope John Paul II died at his apartment at the Vatican Saturday. He was 84 years old.

A legacy of homophobia
PlanetOut.com
For anyone under 30, it's hard to imagine the Catholic Church as anything other than an ideological monolith -- intentionally insulated, closed to outsiders and incredibly hostile to gays and lesbians. After all, these are the folks who labeled us "morally disordered" and even "evil." And for that, we have John Paul II to thank.
 

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