A Well-Deserved Promotion

Karol J. Wojtyla, a field representative extraordinaire for the Almighty, took a well-deserved promotion to the head office at 9:37 PM (2:37 PM EST). His presence will be greatly missed by the millions he touched around the world.

More:
Pope John Paul II: Biography (Vatican, Short Version)
Pope John Paul II: Early Year Biography (CNN)
Pope John Paul II: The Priesthood Years (CNN)
Pope John Paul II: The Papacy (CNN)

Pope's choose their names, and this one choose to be called John Paul II.

So who was Pope John Paul ?

Choosing the Next Pope (From Riehl World View)

Update:
A list of possible candidates to be the next Pope.