The Pope's dignity

Immersed as we are these days in questions of mortality, dignity, and privacy; the balance between the promise and limitations of modern medicine and the desire to control one's fate, what to say about Pope John Paul II and what seems to be his imminent death? And his demand that we observe and appreciate his trial?

BagNews Notes has been observing and uses images taken over the weekend that probably best illustrate both the pope's ordeal and his struggle to maintain his dignity.