Pope John Paul II used to ''whip himself in remorse for sins''
Pope John Paul II used to regularly whip himself in a sign of ``remorse for his sins,'' a nun has claimed.
Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and slept on the floor as acts of penitence and to bring him closer to Christian perfection, according to a book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case.