[steve]

I seem to recall Huw was already there because it wasn’t a surprise - we knew that JPII was very unwell and this was likely outcome so all the obit plan was well in place.

This time it’s very different - him not currently being the leader of the Catholic Church, and also don’t forget JPII was Pope for 27 years.

So, his death was ‘significant’ in the same way as the death of QEII was era-defining over and above the death of a monarch.