R.I.P. Pope John-Paul II

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I heard the news. I just realized a while ago that as the pope was passing, our chorus was ending a performance of Haydn's "Stabat Mater". The closing text - "quando corpus morietur, fac ut animae donetur paradisi gloria" - was quite fitting for the occasion. Apr 02 05, 3:32 PM

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John Paul II just celebrated 25 years as pope. Which pope reigned for the longest amount of time? What connects Charles Darwin in 1836, Roald Amundsen in 1912, Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 and 2000 and Pope John Paul II in 1986? Pope John Paul II has just become the third longest man to serve as Pope. Who where the two Popes that have served longer? What is the name of Rip Van Winkle's dog?

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