Home is where the heart is. . . or should be.

April 2nd is the anniversary of Pope John Paul II's death. This is considered a day of reverence in Poland and you can see many candle votives and makeshift memorials to this holiest of men as you walk around Warsaw. There was even a "sighting" of the pontiff in a bonfire on last year's anniversary.

Last spring, I was fortunate enough to travel to the Vatican with my parents and brother, Dave. We went into the basement of St. Peter's Cathedral where all the popes are enshrined in their crypts. Of course, there was a small crowd gathered near PJP's tomb as they each waited their turn to pray their devotions. It really was a moving scene.

John Paul II is now on the fast track to canonization, or sainthood. The Catholic church wants to remove his body from the crypt and display his remains inside the cathedral. However, there are those in Poland who want his heart removed and enshrined in Wawel Cathedral (pictured). This is in Krakow, near Watowice, the Pope's birthplace.

This practice is not without precedence. Famous composer and pianist, Frederic Chopin, has his heart embedded in a column of Holy Cross Church here in Warsaw, while the rest of his body lies in Paris.

You can read a fascinating article about this debate here.