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...European neighbors had shunned him, and the U.S. has barred | visits by the former United Nations Secretary-General because of allegations that he was an accomplice to Nazi war crimes and knew of the 1944 deportation of 40,000 Greek Jews to death camps. Waldheim has denied the charges. Papal aides insisted that Austria had pressed hard for the visit. Said Vatican Spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls: "Because ((Waldheim)) represents Austria, he has the right to be received...
...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 of the "very premises of the contemporary state organism...
...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 may now be stronger than ever. One key result of Solidarity's untimely demise has been to restore the church to its role, unique in the Communist world, as the only powerful counterweight to the government...
...during his meeting with the bishops. In a quiet dig at Pinochet's rule, he told them that "every nation has the right of self- determination" but noted that "it is also necessary that respect for human rights is assured." That restraint contrasted with his tough talk aboard the papal jet en route to Uruguay but typified the Pope's comments in Chile. The Polish-born Pontiff is keenly aware that authoritarian and dictatorial governments are not easily budged...
...people in Santiago's Parque O'Higgins. While his previous appearances had been mostly peaceful, this one was marked by perhaps the ugliest violence the Pope has witnessed during all his foreign travels. As protesters unfurled anti-Pinochet banners, threw stones and set fires not far from the papal platform, police opened up with tear gas and water cannons. Some heard gunshots ring out. At least 161 people were injured. The Pontiff continued to speak but at times held his head in sorrow, and later declared, "Love is stronger than hate." After leaving Santiago, John Paul visited six other Chilean...