I think

that he was a very, very special person, the likes of whom we see in public life so seldom.

Postulator: No Difference in Public, Private Wojtyła

"Says John Paul II Believed a Pope's 1st Task Is Prayer"

I can't imagine the pressure that's on a person in a role like this. I think there are many people who are similar, spiritually, to Pope John Paul II, but I think popes, in order to handle the pressure of the position itself, would almost have to be like him.

So, he's right. Like everyone else's 1st task, his first task has to be prayer.

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