April, 27, 2011. (Romereports.com) He’s a man who has every right to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. During his pontificate, John Paul II, quickly broke all the records set by his predecessors. In fact, just a few months after being elected Pope, he was nicknamed Hurricane Wojtyla. He visited 129 countries. He made 104 trips abroad and another 146 within Italy. He traveled over 1200000 kilometers, which is more than three times the distance from Earth to the Moon or the equivalent of going around the world 30 times. Card. Angelo Amato Prefect, Congregation for the Causes of Saints “He launched himself with fervor and courage to all parts of the world. He visited hundreds of countries, not for pleasure or curiosity, but to preach the gospel of peace of our Lord Jesus Christ.” He celebrated the biggest Mass in history. It was in the Philippines during World Youth Day in Manila back in 1995, where more than 4 million people attended. Card. Gaudencio Rosales Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) “I remember the Pope’s spokesman said that the crowd prevented the passage of the so called “popemobile. ” We had to walk two miles to reach the stage. It was supposed to begin at 9, but we started at around 11. The spokesman described the WYD in Manila as an excess of success.” Arch. Renato Boccardo Former papal trip organizer (February 2, 2005) “There were people behind some walls, they couldn’t see anything. They didn’t even have a radio to listen in, but they said, the pope …
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