Original sentence: He wrote in his journal: "The position is unique
Edited sentence: But his main project, Vatican II had been a failure, because it did not produce nor end within the one session as anticipated  by the late Pope.He writes in his journal: "The position is unique.His death magnified him beyond human dimensions.In his lifetime, Pope John was probably the most beloved Pope of the 20th century.John was viewed as an easy-going jolly liberal, which he was absolutely not according to Paul VI, who stated that Pope John was much more conservative and traditional than me.Paul VI was no John XXIII.The new Pope had to fight against the larger than life image of his predecessor, which was not even correct