Those of us of a certain age may remember the name of Wojciech Jaruzelski from the news. He died yesterday at the age of 90.

In case you are much younger than I and don’t recall the name… he had something to do with a brand new saint: Pope Saint John Paul II. Here is an interview with Cdl. Dziwisz, and you can Google for much more.

More here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pope/communism/

Here is his obit in the New York Times. According to that, he was originally Catholic. So, one could say a prayer for his soul, and a prayer of thanks for the life of Pope Saint John Paul II.

UPDATE: NCR has a good article out today: The Death the Life of Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski: Another Look.