it's said that John-Paul the Great also threatened the Soviets that if they invaded Poland, he'd quit being the Pope and go from being the Vicar of Christ to the Vicar of Warsaw... it's said that John-Paul the Great also threatened the Soviets that if they invaded Poland, he'd quit being the Pope and go from being the Vicar of Christ to the Vicar of Warsaw...Pretty much.
I asked a friend of mine who spend 20+ years in intelligence about the Pope and Poland story. The question was...'without details, did xxx happen?' He said yes.