Pope to get 'own' mountain peak

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BBC

A region in central Italy has announced it will name a mountain peak after Pope John Paul II, who has enjoyed hiking in the area in the past.

The ceremony is due to be held on the Pope's 85th birthday on 18 May.

The 2,424 metre (7,900 feet) peak is in the Gran Sasso, the highest mountain range in the Appennines.

The nature-loving Pope once told pilgrims in St Peter's Square that in the Bible, mountains "were considered a special place to meet God".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4377651.stm

"Thought of you as my mountain top
thought of you as my peak
thought of you as everything
I had but couldn't keep
linger on
your pale blue eyes"...

"Pale Blue Eyes", Lou Reed ...

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1. Cool.

Much as I dislike what the Catholic Church has been up to recently, the Pope is still a good, holy man.

on edit: not sure where I was going with that...

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2. He is a great man.

He will be known as "John Paul The Great" someday.