Hello John & Doves,

 Thanks for the exciting letters that are keeping us watching and praying!! I found the article by Jaime Torrens (21/4/2005) very interesting and shedding light on the first 3 questions I raised on 11/04/2005 (below). Thanks to Susan who clarified that the M stands for Marry. If indeed it’s true (as reported by print media) that Pope Benedict XVI is being guided by the late Pope John Paul II, then the funeral was a resurrection (refer Q3 below). We are informed that the late pope took over in 1978; the new pope took over on the 19 April at the age of 78, a nice coincidence (1978).

Let’s continue to watch and pray!!
 

Simon.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: SIMON
Sent: 11 April 2005 17:26
Subject: Did I see correctly?
 

Hello Doves,

I briefly watched the funeral of the late Pope John Paul II on TV and I need clarification on the following:

1.       the coffin appeared to have a symbol like a cross but it appeared to me that the horizontal portions forming the cross were of different lengths, with the left portion smaller than the longer right portion. Did I really see the cross clearly?

2.       the longer right horizontal portion of the cross appeared to have a letter “M” just below it. If indeed it was an M, what does it stands for?

3.       from the commentary, it seems that the funeral was supposed to be a resurrection celebration, if indeed that’s correct, whose resurrection was it all about? The Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection or someone else who is to resurrect in the not distant future?

4.       how do we pronounce the late Pope John Paul II’s surname [Karol Wotjla (sp)] before he became the Pope.

May God bless you as you continue to watch and pray.

Simon.