[NYer]

Pope John Paul II’s 1979 Visit to the U.S. – VOA Video

President Jimmy Carter with Pope John Paul II, photograph by Bill Fitz-Patrick, October 6, 1979

Pope John Paul II’s 1979 Visit to the U.S. – VOA Video

President Jimmy Carter’s notes from his private meeting with Pope John Paul II, October 6, 1979, front

Although his notes are sketchy, they show that the discussion included particular situations in the Philippines, China, Europe, South Korea, and the Middle East. The White House issued a statement that day stating that during the meeting “the Pope and the President agreed that efforts to advance human rights constitute the compelling idea of our times.”

National Archives, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

President Jimmy Carter’s notes from his private meeting with Pope John Paul II, October 6, 1979, reverse

National Archives, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

[AU72]

Reagan forged one of the greatest alliances with JPII to end the cold war by keeping The Soviet Union out of Poland during the Gdansk labor revolt.

[dangus]

Is the author missing the bombshell?:

Need to have one, common prayer in Latin
Pope John Paul II believed that the Latin mass was necessary?

[Steelfish]

Weak (read “moderate”) Republican presidents giv us catastrophic presidents. Ford, Bush pere, and GWB are examples this. By far Carter and Obama have been the worst of the worse.

[steve8714]

Jimmy, it’s nunyaz.

[AliVeritas]

Gee, I wonder how he got that bible, before he took his turn corrupting it?

Smell the humility. Bless his soul.

Too bad he didn’t go Louie and mix it with the quran... Oops, better see it first.

We’re not praying enough.

[miss marmelstein]

Jimmy Carter: on the wrong side of history yet again.

And a man with the worst judgement of any president outside of the current one...

[grumpa]

What an embarrasment to Protestants.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Thanks for posting the picture of The Pope and The Dope.

[pgkdan]

Jimmy Carter is a despicable little worm. He opposes all that’s good and embraces evil as his brother...Arafat, Kim Jung Il, Castro etc. etc. etc.