The times of John Paul II, which I still remember very well, were completely different. But, Karol Wojtyła, in the name of respect for the world into which he entered, did not try to break the ceremonial imposed on him or the protocol in force, perfectly and skillfully coped with a certain rigidity resulting from the patina that covered the Vatican everyday life of the passing centuries. And, this is also where his unquestionable greatness is expressed.
He left us with a wonderful example of heroic living and passing away. And, a clear message: to surrender oneself without limits into the hands of God and His Mother. I try to do this and I believe that thanks to this, life can sometimes be easier than we expected.
Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi “It happened in the Vatican”
Znak Publishing House. Kraków 2020
pages: 126
