The pope's life after death. Postmortal roles of John Paul II as an expression of social and cultural element of catholicism

Man's death was a turning point. Living in a material dimension ends and begins a new life form. Each of religion indicates the status of the man 's death. On the other hand, here in the material world died already lives differently, memory, consciousness of others and their actions. This is particularly evident in the case of public figures. A clear example of this was the experience of the death of Pope John Paul II and to commemorate it in the years following the death of the Poles. In the consciousness of the Pope's compatriots , and in their actions, John Paul II not only gone, but he was certain roles. Empirical studies conducted in the period between the death of the pope to his beatification allow to say that John Paul II was seen as a national hero, saint and teacher