Father Tim: 'He was not a war hero. ... He was a priest.'

An honor guard of six Minnesota National Guardsmen acts as pall bearers as the casket of Chaplain Timothy Vakoc is brought up the stairs and into the Cathedral of St.

[Archie]

Someone should have told allahhackbar's hit squad's that Tim was a preist and not a war hero, and I am sure that the civil minded cowards would have not placed a roadside bomb that in descriminatly murders innocent people.

God give Tim eternal peace.

[gtVoyageur]

Yes, Father Tim was a good priest ministering to his diverse GI flock; but Father Tim was a hero to the Faith regardless of denomination.

He will be missed.

May God Bless Him for all eternity.

[NoDoubt]

Bye Tim, good bye story.

[The Big Bopper]

God bless this man as he enters the gates of heaven!

[Barbara Smithhisler]

To Jeremy Olson,
I want to thank you for this beautiful story of this wonderful Priest, Father
Timothy Vakoc. Since I did not have the priviledge of meeting Him
I hope to meet Him in Heaven and discover the awesome knowledge
of the mystery of the Priesthood of Jesus Christ.

[Bill Hicks]

Archie wrote:

Someone should have told allahhackbar's hit squad's that Tim was a preist and not a war hero, and I am sure that the civil minded cowards would have not placed a roadside bomb that in descriminatly murders innocent people.
God give Tim eternal peace.

Well, Tim's god and 'allahhackbar's' god are incompatible you see. In 'allahhachbar's' delusional mind he was doing the righteous thing and in Tim's delusional mind he was doing the righteous thing. Therein lies the tragedy.

The problem here is faith, religion false patriotism under the guise of global hegemony of Earth's natural resources.

[Linda]

Thank you for the beautiful pictures and coverage of Fr. Tim's funeral. With the deaths of entertainers like Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson this past week also, it is nice to see coverage of a humble man who served so many, so well.

Fr. Tim was just as comfortable with Archbishops and top military brass as he was with everyday people with no titles or rank, especially children. He treated all as important. In the eulogy at the wake by his seminary friend, Mike Strande, Fr. Tim was praised for loving each person and welcoming them into a sacred space he held for anyone who talked with him. We couldn't help but love someone who taught us to love so well.

Thank you, Pioneer Press. Thank you, Fr. Tim, for EVERYthing.

[I see CRAZY PeOpLe]

Bill Hicks wrote:

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Well, Tim's god and 'allahhackbar's' god are incompatible you see. In 'allahhachbar's' delusional mind he was doing the righteous thing and in Tim's delusional mind he was doing the righteous thing. Therein lies the tragedy.
The problem here is faith, religion false patriotism under the guise of global hegemony of Earth's natural resources.

Well, Bill maybe someday you might have enough compassion for another human being to serve selfless with the idea that you may die in doing so. It is sad that you would come to a tribute to someones life and call what he died for a delusion. That being said you sound pretty simple and would never be willing to give anything other than a selfless response behind a keyboard with out any effort to better mankind.

I say thanks to everyone who has died to make us a great and free society. May we all do our part to continue to make it better.

[The final spin]

Bill Hicks wrote:

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Well, Tim's god and 'allahhackbar's' god are incompatible you see. In 'allahhachbar's' delusional mind he was doing the righteous thing and in Tim's delusional mind he was doing the righteous thing. Therein lies the tragedy.
The problem here is faith, religion false patriotism under the guise of global hegemony of Earth's natural resources.

William please crawl back into your hole. No one can help that you never had the courage to be a hero. The only tradegy here is that people like you exist and others are fighting for your freedom, you spineless coward.

[Brian]

Father Tim is in a better place. We should celebrate for him.

[HUMERME]

Bill Hicks wrote:

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Well, Tim's god and 'allahhackbar's' god are incompatible you see. In 'allahhachbar's' delusional mind he was doing the righteous thing and in Tim's delusional mind he was doing the righteous thing. Therein lies the tragedy.
The problem here is faith, religion false patriotism under the guise of global hegemony of Earth's natural resources.

Your just a grimly person apparently_this was an amazing man and the thing that people are remembering him for is for who he WAS and all he DID, try and find that many people that you have helped and That many people who would say this about you, besides you don't know this man like I do and you weren’t there when the family got the news of his accident and then 5 years later after so much love and prayer the tragic death, I was!! and the things people said were about HIM and his person and who he was and what he did, he made a difference in this world and for whatever reason it was who are you to criticize? huh humor me that ya jerk!