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John Paul II in Victory Square: herald of hope and freedom
(Vatican Radio) What exactly did Saint Pope John Paul II mean when
upon his election he told the crowds he came from a far away country? That's
what he himself tells us in the last book of his pontificate "Memory and
Identity, Personal Reflections'.
And again what happened exactly on that day in Warsaw's Victory
Square on June 2, 1979 when Poland was still behind the iron curtain? That's
what the man who coordinated that encounter, Jesuit Cardinal Roberto Tucci tells
Veronica Scarisbrick, sharing with her the impression of euphoric welcome on
the part of the huge crowds as the Polish Pontiff appeared to them. As they
recognised in their fellow countryman a messenger of hope and herald of freedom
for their common homeland which at the time was stifling under the choke of
communism.
In this programme Cardinal Tucci gives a first hand account of
that historic event. One which as we know was to produce a ripple effect across
Poland and behind the rest of the iron curtain..
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