Exact time of Pope's death has taken on mythic proportions in Poland

Since Pope John Paul II died at 9:37 p.m. on April 2, the precise time of his death has been elevated to the status of a holy hour in his native Poland. "There is a certain magic in the time of the Pope's death," said Paulina Dworczynska, a young woman in Warsaw. "At home, we light a candle. It's become a ritual."

The cult of 9:37 p.m. began on Sunday, 24 hours after he died, and has grown daily since then, taking on mythical proportions by the time John Paul II's funeral was celebrated in Rome yesterday.

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