Video: Thank You JPII

Four years ago today Pope John Paul II came into his eternal reward.

From all of Christ's Church - thank you. He was the first pope I knew.

update - a little story taken from a new book on the pope's daily life:

John Paul II also liked sweets, but was mindful of his weight, which led to the Polish nuns who cooked for him not offering up desserts. Sometimes, Mokrzcki said, he would smile and draw circles on the tablecloth with his finger.

''The nuns had to bring a cookie,'' Mokrzycki said.