He will be missed by many, He was one of the worlds great leaders.

Andy Rooney just expressed it well for me.

He is the only Pope to serve durring my lifetime so far, so I can't compare his reign to anyone else's. He did a lot of good but at the same time turned his head when events happened on his watch that made the church look very bad. This is why I call myself a recovering Catholic, I hope his replacement will be somone I can agree with more and not be so hypocrytical.

I would agree.

For those that want to see the transcript see here ,or here for a page with a link to the video version

A wonderful human being, who earned the respect and love of the world.

Rest in peace.

He will be greatly missed by everyone. I think i will forever remember him as THE pope. He truly was a great man, he served his people well. Rest in Peace Pope.

Amen to that, Sharni...
He was such a strong leader in many ways, & where he may have failed in other areas may well be because he was so powerful he weakened the bishops' powers to tend to the day-to-day operations...in any case, his strength & grace will be hard to replace...