“I asked my son Placido, who is a composer, to write music for texts based on the poems of John Paul II. I hope that very soon we will be able to present the result to the public,” the singer said. He emphasized that he had always admired the late pontiff, who had audiences with him three times and sang all three times, writes the Expatica news agency. Well, bad luck has begun: John Paul II left behind a considerable literary legacy.