After Pope John and Terri, what's in our future?

We've had some heated debates on Iraq and Terri which seems to find no conclusion. They will forever remain divisions in people's minds and hearts. There isn't much we can do about those things that divide us so much, but Pope John seems to have produced some healing of our divisions by the overwhelming display of sorrow and respect for this Pontiff. More importantly, what does our future hold; for our/your country and the world at-large?