A woman passes by a sand sculpture of Pope John Paul II in front a monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin at a central square in Kharkiv July 16, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

A woman passes by a sand sculpture of Pope John Paul II in front a monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin at a central square in Kharkiv July 16, 2009.

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  1. Russian Communists witd red flags queue to visit the Mausoleum of Lenin, at Moscow's Red Square, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Soviet Union died 86 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924.
  2. Russian Communists carrying red flags queue to visit the Mausoleum of Lenin, at Moscow's Red Square, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Soviet Union died 86 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924.
  3. Communist leader Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov, second right, walks with about 600 Communist supporters to visit the Mausoleum of Lenin, at Moscow's Red Square, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Soviet Union died 86 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924.
  4. Russian Communists stand in line to visit the Mausoleum of Lenin, at Moscow's Red Square, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Soviet Union died 86 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924.
  5. Russian Communists hold red flags and walk to visit the Mausoleum of Lenin, at Moscow's Red Square, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Soviet Union died 86-years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924.
  6. A Russian Communists supporter with a portrait of Lenin seen through a red flag as she and another supporter wait to visit the mausoleum of Lenin at Moscow's Red Square, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2009. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Soviet Union died 86 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924.
  7. Russian Communists supporters wait to visit the mausoleum of Lenin at Moscow's Red Square, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2009. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Soviet Union died 86 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924.
  8. Russian Communists witd red flags queue to visit the Mausoleum of Lenin, at Moscow's Red Square, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the Soviet Union died 86 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924.
  9. An image of Pope John Paul II hangs on a home's wall that was cracked by an earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. A family of five was killed in the home when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday.
  10. Msgr. Slawomir Oder, the Vatican official in charge of the process that could lead to Roman Catholic sainthood for John Paul II, speaks next to his book during a news conference in Rome January 26, 2010. The book, called "Why a Saint?" includes some previously unpublished documents and reveals that the late Pope John Paul flagellated himself regularly to emulate Christ's suffering and signed a secret document saying that would resign instead of ruling for life if he became incurably ill, the new book shows.
  11. Monsignor Slawomir Oder, the postulator, or main promoter for John Paul II's canonization, gestures during the presentation of the book "Why He's a Saint", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Pope John Paul II decided to forgive his would-be assassin while he was in the ambulance on his way to the hospital moments after being shot in St. Peter's Square, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case. The revelation is contained in one of the many previously unpublished speeches and memos drafted by John Paul that are contained in the book, including two documents in which he outlined the criteria for which he would resign if he became incapacitated. The book, "Why He's a Saint" also confirms that John Paul practiced self-mortification _ he whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation _ and frequently slept naked on the floor as acts of penitence.
  12. Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, head of the Vatican's saint-making office, gestures during the presentation of the book "Why He's a Saint", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Pope John Paul II decided to forgive his would-be assassin while he was in the ambulance on his way to the hospital moments after being shot in St. Peter's Square, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case. The revelation is contained in one of the many previously unpublished speeches and memos drafted by John Paul that are contained in the book, including two documents in which he outlined the criteria for which he would resign if he became incapacitated. The book, "Why He's a Saint" also confirms that John Paul practiced self-mortification, he whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and frequently slept naked on the floor as acts of penitence. The book was written by Monsignor Slawomir Oder, the postulator, or main promoter, for John Paul's canonization cause and was released Tuesday.
  13. Monsignor Slawomir Oder, right, the postulator, or main promoter for John Paul II's canonization, listens to the head of the Vatican's saint-making office Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, during the presentation of the book "Why He's a Saint", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Pope John Paul II decided to forgive his would-be assassin while he was in the ambulance on his way to the hospital moments after being shot in St. Peter's Square, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case. The revelation is contained in one of the many previously unpublished speeches and memos drafted by John Paul that are contained in the book, including two documents in which he outlined the criteria for which he would resign if he became incapacitated. The book, "Why He's a Saint" also confirms that John Paul practiced self-mortification, he whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and frequently slept naked on the floor as acts of penitence.
  14. Monsignor Slawomir Oder, the postulator, or main promoter for John Paul II's canonization, gestures during the presentation of the book "Why He's a Saint", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Pope John Paul II decided to forgive his would-be assassin while he was in the ambulance on his way to the hospital moments after being shot in St. Peter's Square, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case. The revelation is contained in one of the many previously unpublished speeches and memos drafted by John Paul that are contained in the book, including two documents in which he outlined the criteria for which he would resign if he became incapacitated. The book, "Why He's a Saint" also confirms that John Paul practiced self-mortification, he whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and frequently slept naked on the floor as acts of penitence.
  15. FILE - In this Dec. 19, 1959 file photo, Abdi Ipekci, Chief editor of Turkish newspaper Milliyet, shows his newspaper in his office in Istanbul, Turkey. The release from prison of the Turkish man who shot the pope in 1981, has unsettled many Turks who remember the gunman for killing the journalist Abdi Ipekci. The world knows Mehmet Ali Agca who was released Monday Jan.18, 2010, for his attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II nearly 29-years ago, but his 1979 killing of journalist Abdi Ipekci still resonates in Turkey where fears of high level conspiracy are still voiced about Mehmet Ali Agca who now enjoys his freedom.
  16. FILE - In this 1978 file photo, Abdi Ipekci, Chief editor of Turkish newspaper Milliyet, is seen in his office in Istanbul, Turkey. The release from prison of the Turkish man who shot the pope in 1981, has unsettled Turks who remember the gunman for killing the journalist Abdi Ipekci. The world knows Mehmet Ali Agca who was released Monday Jan.18, 2010, for his attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II nearly 29-years ago, but his 1979 killing of journalist Abdi Ipekci still resonates in Turkey where fears of high level conspiracy are still voiced about Mehmet Ali Agca who now enjoys his freedom.

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