Post by Pope on Feb 17, 2015 17:48:14 GMT
Upon crossing the border into Poland, the Pope steps from his carriage and kisses the earth. He proclaims Poland truly a loyal nation of God to a small crowd that had been waiting for him, and waxes fondly on the Battle of Vienna, hailing the Poles as the Saviours of Christendom.
He had passed through Prague on the way, and there had met a large number of sad, weary travellers that clogged the highway. The Pope noticed that their men were almost exclusively bearded, with curly locks falling down from the sides of their heads. The Swiss Guard noticed as well, and marched slightly closer to the Pope's carriage. They shared the road with this great swarm of humanity all the way to Wroclaw, where they started to fritter out. Some carried on, but most seemed to stay. Well, the Pope thought, the Poles are strong in their faith. Perhaps a number of these windswept masses will come to embrace Catholi... oh, who am I convincing...
He stops for a few days in Wroclaw to give a number of sermons. He stressed the importance of unity in Europe and in Catholicism, and spoke of a worrying cloud on the horizon - Russia. Poland, claimed the Pope, is a great and civilised nation, where the King and the people work in unison for the common good, and for the good of Christ. Russia, he contrasted, is an unenlightened backwater, ruled by a ham-fisted tyrant. A greedy, ham-fisted tyrant, with a weather eye on Europe.
Moving on from Wroclaw, the Pope enters Warsaw in a great triumph. He walks to St John's Archcathedral from the city gates, blessing those in the crowd as he goes, kissing hands and sharing quick prayers. He reaches the Archcathedral's gate, and wonders at the architecture. Once inside, he gives a sermon once more on the topic of Catholic unity, stressing that Catholics warring against Catholics is a terrible tragedy in the eyes of the Lord. He gave a blessing to the people of the city, performed a few baptisms, and was once more on his way.
The Pope made something of an extensive tour of Poland, stopping in Lodz and Lublin, before heading up north to Gdansk. He dipped into Lithuania as well, stopping in Vilnius and a few other cities. Villages along the road where the Pope stopped for fresh horses also received the Holy Father's attention.
He had passed through Prague on the way, and there had met a large number of sad, weary travellers that clogged the highway. The Pope noticed that their men were almost exclusively bearded, with curly locks falling down from the sides of their heads. The Swiss Guard noticed as well, and marched slightly closer to the Pope's carriage. They shared the road with this great swarm of humanity all the way to Wroclaw, where they started to fritter out. Some carried on, but most seemed to stay. Well, the Pope thought, the Poles are strong in their faith. Perhaps a number of these windswept masses will come to embrace Catholi... oh, who am I convincing...
He stops for a few days in Wroclaw to give a number of sermons. He stressed the importance of unity in Europe and in Catholicism, and spoke of a worrying cloud on the horizon - Russia. Poland, claimed the Pope, is a great and civilised nation, where the King and the people work in unison for the common good, and for the good of Christ. Russia, he contrasted, is an unenlightened backwater, ruled by a ham-fisted tyrant. A greedy, ham-fisted tyrant, with a weather eye on Europe.
Moving on from Wroclaw, the Pope enters Warsaw in a great triumph. He walks to St John's Archcathedral from the city gates, blessing those in the crowd as he goes, kissing hands and sharing quick prayers. He reaches the Archcathedral's gate, and wonders at the architecture. Once inside, he gives a sermon once more on the topic of Catholic unity, stressing that Catholics warring against Catholics is a terrible tragedy in the eyes of the Lord. He gave a blessing to the people of the city, performed a few baptisms, and was once more on his way.
The Pope made something of an extensive tour of Poland, stopping in Lodz and Lublin, before heading up north to Gdansk. He dipped into Lithuania as well, stopping in Vilnius and a few other cities. Villages along the road where the Pope stopped for fresh horses also received the Holy Father's attention.
