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...gasped for breath, leading to rumors that he might be near death. What may have troubled the Pope more than physical discomfort was a fear that his mission as priest and prophet would end prematurely. Five days later, John Paul summoned senior Curia officers to his summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo. "He was tired," said an official, "and obviously suffering with his hip." And then the Pope surprised his aides by declaring once again, "I have to go to Sarajevo. We must find some way to make these people stop killing each other." So much to do, so little time...
...Chris '94 DB 29 Tyrell, Nathan '95 DB 30 Mansavage, Barney '94 LB 31 Hirsch, Robb '93 HB 32 Shanahan, Keven '94 DB 32 Newell, William '95 HB 33 Miller, Dehdan '93 DE 34 Shea, Terence '94 RB 35 Cahill, Peter '94 LB 36 Holtschlag, Michael '94 LB 36 Castel, John '95 RB 37 Cote, Mark '95 RB 38 Wilson, Thad '94 DB 39 Pillsbury, Chris '93 DB 40 Sweeney, Scott '93 DB 42 Charles, Kirk '95 FB 43 Bonsky, Adam '93 DE 44 Giese, Monte '93 LB 45 Vasquez, J.J. '93 LB 46 McClellan, Joseph '94 LB 47 Isaacson...
Most official meetings with a Pope are choreographed sessions during which practiced formalities and prepared formulations eliminate any chance of missteps. But last week at Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence outside Rome, John Paul II held a remarkably open, unrehearsed exchange with Jewish leaders, the first by a Pontiff in modern times. By every account, the warm 75-minute encounter went well beyond smoothing ruffled feathers and gave substantive promise of uplifting the troubled relationship between Roman Catholics and Jews...
Those developments set the stage for Castel Gandolfo, where the nine Jewish representatives began by reciting Psalm 113 in Hebrew, after which John Paul and Willebrands prayed in Latin; everyone joined in a final "Alleluia." The Pope then listened to criticism of his Waldheim meeting without responding. The Pontiff expressed awareness that "the existence of Israel is central" to Jews, said a joint communique, and he "affirmed the importance of the proposed document on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism...
...that in 1979 he had lifted a child above the crowd when John Paul visited New York City, saying, "Remember for the rest of your life that it was a rabbi who helped you see the Pope." But for all the warmth, what some were already calling the historic "Castel Gandolfo meeting" has not healed all the old wounds. To ensure that this visit will be remembered past his lifetime, the Pope who saw the rabbis has merely begun what promises to be years of delicate work...