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...ideological chasms separating John Paul from his official hosts were evident from the minute his airplane landed at Warsaw's Okecie Airport. Polish * Leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski, noting that the martial law in effect during the Pope's last visit had been lifted shortly after his departure, warned his guest that the one matter not open to papal "initiative" was "acceptance of the socialist principles of our state." It did not take long for John Paul to disregard that rule. Speaking to a group of academics at the Catholic University of Lublin, he called for a re-examination...
Nevertheless, the Pontiff surprised nearly everyone by addressing a question that even a Vatican spokesman said would not arise during the visit: diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Jaruzelski regime. Speaking to Polish bishops shortly before his departure Sunday, the Pope for the first time called for the establishment of diplomatic ties. "In the case of the so- called Catholic country," he said, "the Holy See considers relations with a given state as a normal and right thing...
...their differences, church and state in Poland have long realized that a certain amount of cooperation is in both their interests. Jaruzelski is anxious to gain the legitimacy of diplomatic recognition by the Vatican, which was withdrawn shortly after the Communists came to power in 1948. To that end he has permitted the construction of 1,400 new churches since 1981. However, Roman Catholic officials are holding out for much more than that, including recognition of the church's formal status in Poland's constitution. The papal visit was a reminder that the church's bargaining position on such matters...
...come and celebrate the peaceful resolution of a territorial dispute between Chile and Argentina that nearly led to war before a Vatican- brokered peace agreement was signed in 1984. John Paul, who is no stranger to powerful military rulers -- from former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to Poland's Wojciech Jaruzelski and Haiti's former President-for-Life Jean- Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier -- was not about to allow Pinochet to use the papal visit for his own purposes...
Gorbachev has also been complimentary about Poland, and the feeling is reciprocated. Two weeks ago, General Wojciech Jaruzelski, 63, told a Communist Party meeting, "The current process of transformation does not lead to the dilution of socialism. Its special merit is that it prevents socialism from getting mummified or frozen. We support all that Mikhail Gorbachev does." Jaruzelski is the closest to Gorbachev in both age and outlook of any of the % Warsaw Pact leaders, and they reportedly have a warm relationship. Jaruzelski started an amnesty program for political prisoners last September, five months before the Soviets announced the release...