Spiritual and mystical aspects of John Paul the Great

A Filipino artist captures a youthful image of Pope John Paul II PHOTO BY RENE DILAN

The difference between the Pope so filled with physical strength who took the helm of the Church in 1978, and John Paul II in his final years, bent beneath the weight of fatigue and illness, is a sign not merely of the passage of time, but also of the full measure of his self-giving.