Word: papally
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Member of Parliament from Northern Ireland, who declaimed, "The name of this man of sin, this son of perdition, this Antichrist, this false prophet, must be brought down." But his oratory and leadership inspired a mere 60 protesters to join him in waving signs and Bibles at the papal motorcade. For weeks Paisley had insisted that "anyone blessed by the Pope is cursed." When John Paul II spotted the knot of angry dissenters on a side street, he turned and, with a smile, coolly bestowed his blessing upon them...
...Calvinistic Edinburgh the Pope also doused protesters with a shower of papal blessings. A band of young extremists who hurled eggs at the Popemobile (none hit their mark) were quickly hustled away by police. In Glasgow a paltry 100 militant Protestants paraded in protest near by while the Pope led the main worship. At every protest demonstration, he seemed unfazed-and unmoved...
...search for Christian unity" and spoke directly to Catholics who are married to non-Catholics. Mixed marriages create "special difficulties," he said, but "you live in your marriage the hopes and difficulties of the path to Christian unity." It was an arresting juxtaposition of elements; no one in the papal party, or in the British hierarchy, had ever before heard the Pontiff put the matter quite this...
...Mass at Glasgow's Bellahouston Park on Tuesday was the emotional high point of the papal visit. On 175 well-groomed acres, more than 300,000 people gathered, a staggering number considering that the entire Scottish Catholic population totals 800,000. Families and groups of youths came with picnic baskets. To soccer-style chants and crescendos of applause, the Popemobile-a custom-made, bulletproof vehicle-rolled up and down aisles carrying the Pope high over the crowds. At Communion time the multitude adopted a respectful silence. By the time dusk had fallen, John Paul was being serenaded...
...concerned at all for the unity of the church in Scotland, where we have a very bad record," he said, "it is a very significant event." The Pope's visit, Mclntyre added, would give Scots an entirely new opinion of "the character and nature of the papal office." John Paul nodded...