ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!
As a christened, confirmed and "white-married" Protestant, already having left in my
mid-twenties the Lutheran Church because of its questionable, institutional policy, I felt that
church matters were no longer my business. However, being faced since more than two years by the
extremely unfair, disrespectful and fact-twisting comments about His Holiness John Paul II and his
papacy in different Australian - and UK newspapers, I'm left angry and frustrated, wondering, why
the clergy of The Vatican and the Catholic Church's worldwide community of billions of believers
are not standing up against such disgusting provocation of bad gossip-journalism and questionable
community behavior! It shouldn't be allowed, to minimize, understate or even to deny the provable
achievements of the Holy Father for his Church and the rest of the world - independent of religion,
culture or country. Against all odds, one is for sure: Since 27 years (16.10.1978) The Catholic
Church is blessed having as its head Pope John Paul II being such a beautiful, incredible humble
human, also a highly gifted and broadly educated, respectable personality with PHD and professor's
appointment at university, by having taught the subject PHILOSOPHY already at the age of only 35
years and to the same time was faced with the double burdening, busy life his clerical duties as a
bishop has forced from him since the end of the Fifties. No doubt, The Holy Father is a genuine
witness in faith, an excellent, UNTOUCHABLE role-model, incredible in his iron self-discipline and
the hero-like management of his papacy's daily duties of immense work-task younger and healthier
people are unable to achieve. All the Vatican's high ranked cardinals are very well advised; TO
SUPPORT - UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES - THE POPE IN HIS WISH, FULFILLING HIS CLERICAL DUTIES TILL HIS
VERY LAST BREATH or they have to be faced with the poisoning critique, being non-trustworthy but
power- hungry, very worldly and therefore questionable persons not being worth, to fill in any
clergy position!!! In other words: The Pope's aides Christian and human duties are, to ask for the
top of the worlds' best medical advisers in supporting and strengthening The Holy Father's failing
health to a better! Also, it's unethical and tasteless but sadly one of many bad reflections of our
today's messy world with its decay of traditional values, if already to The Pope's lifetime the
Media's jackal-like paparazzi-pack is wondering, who will become the next pope! After all these
fact-twisting comments of the last years it is essential, that people have the opportunity to
develop their own precious, non-influenced mind by visiting the Vatican's informative Website at:
http://www.vatican.va./holy_father/john_paul_II/. It is also essential, that the broad public knows
more about the unbearable task of duties, John Paul II is permanently faced during his papacy,
reflected in my following reprint of one weeks' tough task only, originally edited by J. Cornwell
and described below in his own words, likewise "a week of executive activities sufficient to
exhaust a man half his age": "He has met President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Mary
McAleese of Ireland; chaired an international conference on depression; published a statement on
cultural difference; appointed a dozen bishops; lectured members of the Polish union Solidarity;
and presided over a world congress on pastoral care for migrants and refugees. On the previous day
he had preached to visitors from Croatia; encouraged the contribution of Christianity in the new
European constitution; met the council of the synods of bishops; beatified five candidates for
sainthood; met and spoke with a delegation from Palestine; and issued a statement to the Pontifical
Academy of the Sciences on GM crops and stem cells. In addition, these three days included, in
theory, his absorption of a torrent of paperwork from dozens of Vatican departments that regulate
the church worldwide. In theory, he maintains daily contact with all the national bishops in about
110 countries. Moreover, more than 3000 of these bishops come to Rome for regular "personal
meetings" with him" and so forth. Mr. Cornwell continues: "an avid member of the curia, the Vatican
bureaucracy, told me that the Pope "takes the strain of all this in a very real and personal way"
which means in clear text that the above mentioned "theory" is, indeed, nothing than a daily
practiced tough task of duties to be performed by The Holy Father personally.
The publishing of such confirming statements are just essential, to avoid a dangerous, false
statement about The Pope's provable, immensely positive achievements during his whole clerical life
and especially during the inhuman hard and burdening task his papacy is demanding! One is for sure:
Not only the Catholics have a right, to be informed about John Paul II's positive achievements and
the content of his incredible huge workload daily to manage, but the rest of the world too. In
other words: The PR for The Vatican and its great, impressive, admirable and well loved Pope can't
be reduced only to monthly published insider magazines and the occasionally publishing of Vatican's
"schedules", BUT MUST BE PERMANENTLY SPREAD WORLDWIDE WITH ALL MODERN HIGH-TECH THE INTERNATIONAL
MEDIA IS USING!!
Human's nature is about that some people are ungraceful and forgetful and some aren't. When
The Holy Father was still 27 years younger, healthier and a very good looking but respectable
personality with a great, infectious smile, people were cheering: "John Paul TWO We Love YOU" and
the Londoner newspaper "Times" had a headline which described The Holy Father as a "SUPERSTAR"!
Where are these people now? Today, nearly three decades later, The Holy Father confirms BEING
LIVING HISTORY AT ITS BEST with many, provable achievements in CREATING OPPORTUNITIES for a better
world he has managed successfully behind the scene in his incredible humbleness. These positive,
historical valuable achievements were done by him in his diplomatic wisdom whereby here only a few
can be mentioned, such as: A.) The fall of Communism in Russia, B.) The strengthening of the
Catholic Church in Poland, C.) The resign of Chile's dictator Pinochet, D.) The reconciliation of
the Catholic Church with the Greek Orthodox Church, E.) His immense efforts, to combine
Christianity, Judaism and Islam in view of more understanding for each other by personal meetings
with their countries' religious and political leaders, F.) The good advice, to avoid the illegal,
military invasion into Iraq by giving personal audiences to the political leaders of those
countries prepared to join into that gruesome war, hoping, he can change their mind and so forth.
(It must have been for The Holy Father very disappointing that even his guest - and home countries'
leaders didn't want to take his good and responsible advice contra that illegality with the
effective result of a horrendous mess, future generations still have to pay for!) After all, today,
His Holiness deserves much more our love and admiration than ever before, because John Paul II does
not want to give up fulfilling his daily, immense workload for all peoples' welfare he sees as his
duty managing properly, despite age and illness! Now, even seriously ill, The Holy Father has read,
in iron self-discipline, The Mass from his hospital room for comforting his people all over the
world and with this heroic act, again, he is confirming being doubtlessly THE positive role-model
for all of us as an impressive, responsible witness in faith! This permanent fight of a great,
unbroken spirit against age and bodily weakness does make John Paul II to a real SUPERSTAR and a
hero in each way and demands our deepest respect! Like mentioned before, its common knowledge that
peoples' mind is very influential by changing permanently into the one or other direction likewise
a flag - however, in case of The Holy Father most of his people still are keeping him their loyalty
what means: In all circumstances a genetic "Alpha-Male" always has his cheering auditorium and
never, ever gives up!
Personally, I do feel very much comforted in the knowledge, that each day His Holiness John
Paul II is genuinely praying for all of us, thus my childhood-prayers haven't matured into
adulthood. Please, send this unique and great Pope all your greetings and best WELL WISHING and
LOVE for comforting him in his unbearable situation supposed being surrounded by some greedy
persons waiting impatiently, to fill in his position he never should be forced to give up, if he is
refusing to do so, because Parkinson disease does not affect the intellectual property but the
motored system of muscles and nerves only! Also, this illness does not trigger any kind of mental
illnesses because they do affect another system of chemicals and neurons in the brain-cells! One is
for sure, the last 27 years during his papacy this highly gifted, honest and wise man has built
around him a team of trustworthy top clericals being able in a professional manner, to ease his
inhuman burdening workload to a reasonable grade. Regarding the extremely tough task of his busy
papacy which The Holy Father has managed to present in an excellent manner, this special kind of
heroism reminds on another highly gifted academic, Professor Dr. Stephen Hawkings. Being an
extraordinary physicist, Mr. Hawking has developed his genial ideas despite battered by a
different, rare muscle - and nerve disease, tied in his wheelchair since his mid Twenties!
Last, but not least: Pope John Paul II is the living symbol having succeeded in the most
difficult task for transforming Christian religion's positive theoretical ideology into the
performing of daily reality's demands.
Thank you so much for your friendly attention. Be blessed with good people you count on
most.....
Sincerely, Ingrid at:
(Shortened version of 26 page letter)
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