"John Paul II, above all, managed to contain the huge mass of frustration, of hate that had accumulated in that region, in favour of a peaceful transition. This was, without doubt, something that changed European history."
Source : "Sam Berns, 17, Whose Life With Progeria Was the Subject of ‘Life According to Sam,’ Has Died" by Paula Bernstein, www.indiewire.com. January 14, 2014.