Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter of a century and became history's most-travelled pope, died tonight Saturday 2nd April 2005 in the Vatican at the age of 84. Pope John Paul II - rest in peace.
A recent pub quiz that I was involved in proves that the team name 'dead pope society' proved to be less popular than 'No weddings and a funeral'*
*This was made funny by the fact the Royal wedding was put back due to the untimely demise of the spokesman for God. All respects paid.