Word: liverpool
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Militant antipapal Protestants staged their demonstrations, but they seemed eerily irrelevant in the glow of celebration and history that emanated from the Pope. Uniformed police and plainclothes agents were out in force to suppress any mob trouble, but they were never put to the test. In Liverpool, where police were ready for the worst, the Orange Order, a group of bitter opponents of the papal visit, launched no demonstrations...
...Liverpool on Sunday, in the vast Anglican cathedral, John Paul was as emphatic as he has ever been about Christian ecumenism, linking peace and the desire for unity in a tight bond. "As Christians today strive to be sources of reconciliation in the world," the Pope said, "they feel the need, perhaps more urgently than ever before, to be fully reconciled among themselves. For the sin of disunity among Christians, which has been with us for centuries, weighs heavily on the church." He continued, "The restoration of unity among Christians is one of the main concerns of the church...
...bone-wearying agenda-with the 42nd revision in the schedule made practically as the Pope was en route to London on Friday. On Pentecost Sunday, he appeared before gatherings of British-Polish groups in south London, then went on to Coventry and Liverpool. Shrewdly, for Liverpool, the Pontiff planned visits to the cathedrals of both Anglican and Catholic communions. On Monday, after visiting Manchester and York, the Pope's schedule took him to Edinburgh. On Tuesday, his plans called for an ecumenical meeting with representatives of Scottish churches, then a quick series of appearances at events around Glasgow...
...police were clearly anticipating publicity-seeking demonstrations, and perhaps even ugly scuffles designed to embarrass the Pope and tarnish the ecumenical gloss of the visit. Most Britons support the Pope's trip, but Special Branch police were watchful of a faction of anti-Pope fanatics, especially in Liverpool and Glasgow. "We are expecting trouble," said one security spokesman...
...papal visit at a time of war, but a great deal was at stake. Very quickly, the British hierarchy launched a shuttle diplomacy effort designed to counteract the advice it knew the Pope was receiving from the ever cautious Curia. Archbishops Thomas Winning of Glasgow and Derek Worlock of Liverpool flew to Rome and at a hastily arranged luncheon in the Pope's private apartments, made a carefully prepared appeal, but it was soon clear that they were preaching to the converted. "I am convinced myself," the Pope said, according to one participant...