Well, they did, but I take it you take the opposite view.
And the Berlin wall is down.
When?
And the Berlin wall is down.
If you think the Blessed Mother was referring to some sort of "political conversion" of Russia, you are beyond hope.
And the Berlin wall is down.
And Russia still won't let the Pope set foot on Russian soil, despite his repeated requests.
With your own personal interpretation of the facts, i.e. hard evidence, you'd make a good ICEL translator.