Like the Pope, almost. He's in charge in Rome.

The Pope has no right to marry.

Commodus,

Fathers of Rome,

The Pilgrim Pope, as he came to be known, had the papacy thrust upon him when, in 1978, His Holiness Pope John Paul I passed away.

Commodus Augustus Pius Felix,

Caesar has asked me when has Rome ever been greater or stronger?

The Roman world, to begin with.

At his death he was the third longest serving pontiff.

You will appoint me emperor of Rome.

To Nero, emperor of Rome master of the world, divine pontiff.

Galba, new emperor of Rome.

Do I have your word as a Roman emperor and god?

And since there's been no word from the Holy Father in Rome... that he is about to bestow sainthood upon us...

Mr. Tafrov (Bulgaria) (spoke in French) At the outset, I should like to express, on behalf of my delegation, our most sincere condolences to the Mission of the Holy See and the Mission of Poland on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, one of the most important figures of the twentieth century and the first Slavic pope in the history of the Catholic Church, who was respected immensely in Bulgaria.

After all, Divinity, the old Rome, our Rome dirty and magnificent, but still our beloved Rome it still stands.

Part of the worldwide order of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, this branch was established in Syria in 1981 under the patronage of the Roman Catholic patriarchate.

Mr. Motoc (Romania) Before all else, allow me, on behalf of Romania, to join in the expression of heartfelt condolences at the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, the first pope ever to have visited a predominantly Orthodox country such as mine.

H.E. Archbishop Celestino Migliore (Holy See)

The Roman peace that Marcus Aurelius promised.

The passing away of Pope John Paul II is a significant loss for all humanity.

Tribute to the memory of His Holiness Pope John Paul II

Tell Caesar, there will be a new Rome or a new Caesar.

Holy See participation in the work of the General Assembly

A few hours ago, millions of people gathered in Rome and around the world paid a final tribute to Pope John Paul II.

Pope John Paul II was a great believer in the United Nations.

For that reason, in his afore mentioned statement Pope John Paul II had expressed the deep conviction of the Holy See that security, justice and peace went hand in hand.

a Roman Catholics and Catholics (non Roman).

May the soul of Pope John Paul II rest in peace.

Pope John Paul II was truly inspired when he stated,

Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French) My delegation would like to express its condolences to the Permanent Observer of the Holy See on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II.

You know, that Roman general.

Commanderinchief of all Roman armies, proconsul of the Roman Empire, second only to Caesar himself.

Côte d'Ivoire

Professor Pietro Garau, Department of Architecture, University of Rome,

1. The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See wishes to note the call made by His Holiness Pope John Paul II during his visit to Cuba from 21 to 25 January of this year.

United Nations

Burkina Faso

ATTENDANCE

At age 58 John Paul II became the first Slavic pope, the first non Italian pope in 455 years and the youngest pope in modern history.

Richard Saint Martin, Conseiller, Ambassade du Canada, Rome

Once again Pope John Paul II has returned to hospital, gravely ill. Even for non Catholics like myself, this is an occasion to ponder what the world will lose when the Pope s body finally succumbs to his ailments.

Look well then at the emperor of all Rome become no better than a slave.

Valery Akulov, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Rome

Archbishop Migliore (Holy See) The Holy See is grateful to you, Mr. President, and the sponsors of resolution 59 26 for this opportunity officially to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.