Placido Domingo wants to make music of Pope John Paul II's poems

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MADRID (AFP) — Opera tenor Placido Domingo reportedly wants to sing poetry written by Pope John Paul II, which he says is of "great literary value."

"I've asked my son Placido who is a composer to write a musical score for lyrics based on the verse of John Paul II," he told the Spanish daily ABC.

"I hope we will be able to make use of (the poems) very soon," the opera superstar said.

Domingo said he was a great admirer of the late pontiff, who granted him three audiences and for whom he performed three times.

"He was a great pope, and it would not be a surprise if his successor wanted to call himself John Paul III," he said, adding that he expected the pontiff to be made a saint within a very short time.

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