GrayBeard
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Reagan, The Pope, & The Cold War....
Here is an interesting article that I found. Evidently, 25 years ago today, Reagan met with the Pope and they discussed how to end the Cold War. For those that write Reagan's involvement in ending the cold war off, this counters it.
25 Years Ago....Reagan and the Pope
Quote:The two discussed how they might together reverse the Cold War division of Europe begun by Joe Stalin after World War II. They were certain the Pope’s Polish homeland held the potential to crack the entire Soviet bloc—to free all of Eastern Europe—with Lech Walesa’s Solidarity labor movement providing the wedge. “Solidarity was the very weapon for bringing this about,” Reagan told the Pope, who quickly nodded. They agreed to commit resources to keeping Solidarity—and hope—alive in Poland. “Hope remains in Poland,” said Reagan. “We, working together, can keep it alive.”
A cardinal who was one of John Paul II’s closest aides put it this way: “Nobody believed the collapse of communism would happen this fast or on this timetable. But in their first meeting, the Holy Father and the President committed themselves and the institutions of the church and America to such a goal.”
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06-07-2007 11:42 AM |
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RE: Reagan, The Pope, & The Cold War....
GrayBeard Wrote:For those that write Reagan's involvement in ending the cold war off, this counters it.
The people that think that are never going to believe that article and the people that do, will just be validated. ..and that's just the way the cookie crumbles.
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06-07-2007 12:26 PM |
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RE: Reagan, The Pope, & The Cold War....
Pope was the man.
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06-07-2007 12:51 PM |
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