Word: popes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pope paused every few sentences in his homily Monday night, as if he were waiting for the crowds to respond. They did, cheering and applauding, at one point breaking into a chant of "Long live the Pope...
That's the kind of Pope John Paul II is. He wants people to love him, and through his trips to Mexico, Poland, Ireland and the U.S., he is reaching out to people in all social and economic spheres...
...speech could have an effect, but it doesn't mean the bombings will stop. It would simply create an atmosphere," Father Francis Rimkus, managing editor of The Pilot, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, said yesterday. "The Pope doesn't set down a three-point plan for getting peace in Lebanon--that's not his role," Rimkus said. But he added that when the Pope gives such a political speech before the United Nations, "he's not just saying niceties...
...Pope's messages for peace are unusual because they are directed at certain countries, Rimkus said, adding that traditionally, papal documents have been more general in scope...
...effect of the Pope's visit on Boston is equally difficult to predict. "For Roman Catholics, the effect happened before he came--in the enthusiasm and encouragement displayed in the numbers of people who showed up and stayed for the Mass. The Pope's visit will bring a spark of life to them," Rimkus said...