Pope John Paul II's 10 day visit to India in 1986
India Today news report on Pope John Paul II's visit to India in 1986 titled: "Pope John Paul II visits India, imbues Indian Catholic church with a new sense of pride". The article says, "The multitudes thronged the roads, airports and public grounds as the Polish-born Pontiff zipped around 13 Indian cities, borne by Indian Air Force planes and the ubiquitous bullet-proof Popemobile."
https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19860228-pope-john-paul-ii-visits-india-imbues-indian-catholic-church-with-a-new-sense-of-pride-800606-1986-02-28
He was in India for 10 days in that visit!
I recall that Pope John Paul II was quite popular in India with the Indian press usually giving good reports about him.
It should also be mentioned that I read somewhere that there were protests against his visit too, on the conversion/evangelization issue but I think it was not too big.
He visited India again in 1999 for 3 days, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pastoral_visits_of_Pope_John_Paul_II.
I had formed a good impression about Pope John Paul II as he seemed to be saying good things as reported by Indian media. And he came across as a pious and loving person.
But I don't know about how rigid he was on evangelization & conversion which are hot-button issues in India, and what his views were about other religions like Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism and Zoroastrianism (besides Christianity of both Catholic and Protestant denominations) which are the significant religions practiced in India in Pope John Paul's II time as well as now.
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Very touching to see Pope John Paul II in his 1986 visit to India, pay reverential respect & prayers at Mahatma Gandhi samadhi. The Pope is seen from slightly after 2 min. 30 secs into the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqOpWAtXWBE, 6 min. 6 secs.
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Pope John Paul II's Kottayam, Kerala (India) visit in 1986, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOWf6iqu2qI, 2 min. 53 secs.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19860228-pope-john-paul-ii-visits-india-imbues-indian-catholic-church-with-a-new-sense-of-pride-800606-1986-02-28
He was in India for 10 days in that visit!
I recall that Pope John Paul II was quite popular in India with the Indian press usually giving good reports about him.
It should also be mentioned that I read somewhere that there were protests against his visit too, on the conversion/evangelization issue but I think it was not too big.
He visited India again in 1999 for 3 days, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pastoral_visits_of_Pope_John_Paul_II.
I had formed a good impression about Pope John Paul II as he seemed to be saying good things as reported by Indian media. And he came across as a pious and loving person.
But I don't know about how rigid he was on evangelization & conversion which are hot-button issues in India, and what his views were about other religions like Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism and Zoroastrianism (besides Christianity of both Catholic and Protestant denominations) which are the significant religions practiced in India in Pope John Paul's II time as well as now.
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Very touching to see Pope John Paul II in his 1986 visit to India, pay reverential respect & prayers at Mahatma Gandhi samadhi. The Pope is seen from slightly after 2 min. 30 secs into the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqOpWAtXWBE, 6 min. 6 secs.
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Pope John Paul II's Kottayam, Kerala (India) visit in 1986, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOWf6iqu2qI, 2 min. 53 secs.
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