John Paul II - Unfinished Business

Published April 6, 2005

The unique contribution of Pope John Paul II, says Polish Ambassador Piotr Ogrodzinski is that he brought a message of "liberty that is directed to a system of values."

For the former Solidarity member, now ambassador to Canada, John Paul's moral Clarity became the catalyst for the fearlessness that ultimately brought 10 million Solidarity members to the streets in Poland.

It was 1979,...

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