Word: visit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Grande. This week's cover story, written by White and reported by Diederich, assesses the social, political and historical landscape of a country described by Diederich as "big, beautiful and as complicated as any on earth." The story also examines the issues raised by last week's visit of Mexican President José López Portillo to Washington. Says White: "We can no longer afford to patronize, misunderstand and ignore a country that contributes the fastest-growing minority segment to our population, and one that could have the resources to bring us comfortably through the energy crisis...
Rarely if ever had the prospect of a foreigner's visit so stirred the country, but then the visit itself had no precedent. His Aer Lingus 747 was to touch down at Boston's Logan Airport-and then John Paul II would be the first Pope in history to tour the U.S. Huge throngs would gather at his every stop: some several hundred thousand were expected for Monday's Mass on Boston Common; as many as 5 million for his stops in New York City, which would include overflow audiences for Masses at Yankee and Shea stadiums...
...year John Paul has toured Mexico and his native Poland, hugging and blessing peasants, kissing babies and stirring vast outpourings of human emotion with folksy homilies. In his unique fashion, he is rapidly becoming parish priest to the world, and this mission could only be furthered by his U.S. visit. Said the Rev. James Finlay, president of Fordham University in New York City: "He is reaching beyond geographical, political and ecclesiastical boundaries to give the man in the street the feeling that he is there...
...Pope, who has focused his visit on youth, told the predominatly young audience that they should concentrate more on following Christ than on trying to escape their problems through violence, sexual gratification or drugs...
...Pope's speeches may not permanently affect Church attendance, however. "It will take a lot more factors than a Pope's visit for people to decide whether to join the Church," Father Francis Rimkus, managing editor of the Pilot--the archdiocese newspaper--said...