Catholic faithful cheer as Pope John Paul II arrives at the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. The pope will consecrate the God's Mercy basilica in Krakow's Lagiewniki district, a popular sanctuary dedicated to St. Faustina, a mystic nun. Up to four million pilgrims are expected to greet the holy father during his Friday, Aug.16 to Monday, Aug.19 homecoming. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Pope John Paul II drives through Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. Tens of thousands of adoring Poles gave the ailing Pope John Paul II a joyous welcome home Saturday, lining a seven-mile route and shouting ``Long live the pope!'' as he arrived to consecrate a new basilica. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Pope John Paul II drives through Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. Up to four million pilgrims are expected to greet the holy father during his four-day homecoming visit. More than 250,000 Poles poured into the streets Friday night to greet the pope on the ninth visit to his homeland. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Pope John Paul II arrives at the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. The pope will consecrate the God's Mercy basilica in Krakow's Lagiewniki district, a popular sanctuary dedicated to St. Faustine, a mystic nun. Up to four million pilgrims are expected to greet the holy father during his return to Poland this weekend. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Nuns cheers as they welcome Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. The pope will consecrate the God's Mercy basilica in Krakow's Lagiewniki district, a popular sanctuary dedicated to St. Faustina, a mystic nun. Up to four million pilgrims are expected to greet the holy father during his Friday, Aug.16 to Monday, Aug.19 homecoming. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck)
A crowd of several thousand Catholics wait to welcome Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. The pope will consecrate the God's Mercy basilica in Krakow's Lagiewniki district, a popular sanctuary dedicated to St. Faustina, a mystic nun. Up to four million pilgrims are expected to greet the holy father during his Friday, Aug.16 to Monday, Aug.19 homecoming. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck)
Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful as he enters the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow Lagiewniki Saturday Aug.17, 2002. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
Catholics faithful from Chicago cheer as they welcome Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. The pope consecrated the basilica in Krakow's Lagiewniki district, a popular sanctuary dedicated to St. Faustina, a mystic nun. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck)
A large group of American Catholics from Chicago, Ill. cheers as they welcome Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. Tens of thousands of adoring Poles gave the ailing Pope John Paul II a joyous welcome home Saturday, lining a seven-mile route and shouting ``Long live the pope!'' as he arrived to consecrate a new basilica.(AP Photo/Jockel Finck)
Pope John Paul II blesses the newly built sanctuary at Lagiewniki in a suburb of Krakow, August 17, 2002. The Pontiff issued a ringing plea on Saturday for an end to war and suffering around the world in a sermon from the city where he endured Nazi repression. REUTERS/Peter Andrews
Pope John Paul II consecrates the Divine Mercy Sanctuary church in Lagiewniki, near Krakow, August 17, 2002. The shrine is dedicated to a nun, Saint Faustina, whose visions before World War Two formed the basis of the mystic cult of the Divine Mercy. The nun's writings were banned at first by the Vatican, but the Pope rehabilitated, beatified and in 2000 canonized her. The 82 year-old pontiff is on his ninth pilgrimage to Poland, which will last four days. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
Bishop Piero Marini helps Pope John Paul II to rub oil on the altar during dedicated ceremony of the new sanctuary at the Lagiewniki in the suburb of Krakow, August 17, 2002. Pope John Paul issued a ringing plea on Saturday for an end to war and suffering around the world in a sermon from the city where he endured Nazi repression. REUTERS/Peter Andrews
Pope John Paul II during the blessing ceremony at God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. The pontiff consecrated the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow's Lagiewniki district, a popular sanctuary dedicated to St. Faustine, a mystic nun. Up to four million pilgrims are expected to greet the holy father during his four-day homecoming visit. (AP Photo/Vincenzo Pinto, POOL)
Pope John Paul II sits on his throne during the blessing ceremony of the church of Lagiewniki, in Krakow August 17, 2002. The 82-year-old pontiff, who faces a daily battle against the effects of Parkinson's disease and arthritis, is making his ninth papal visit to his home country of Poland, spending four days in and around Krakow, where he was archbishop before his surprise election as pope in 1978. REUTERS/Vincenzo Pinto
Pope John Paul II holds his mitre during holy mass at the Lagiewniki Sanctuary in a suburb of Krakow, August 17, 2002. The Pontiff issued a ringing plea on Saturday for an end to war and suffering around the world in a sermon from the city where he endured Nazi repression. REUTERS/Peter Andrews
Pope John Paul II sits on his throne during the blessing ceremony of the church of Lagiewniki, in Krakow August 17, 2002. The 82-year-old pontiff, who faces a daily battle against the effects of Parkinson's disease and arthritis, is making his ninth papal visit to his home country of Poland, spending four days in and around Krakow, where he was archbishop before his surprise election as pope in 1978. REUTERS/Vincenzo Pinto/POOL
Pope John Paul II prays in the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. Consecrating the basilica at a shrine where he used to pray on his way to forced labor in a salt quarry under the Nazis, John Paul referred to evil in the world, making what appeared to be references to the Sept. 11 terror attacks and their aftermath.. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) 
The former President of Poland Lech Walesa, right, kisses the hand of Pope John Paul II, left, after the Holy Mass in the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002. Poles hoped the visit to his homeland would invigorate John Paul, who is exhibiting symptoms of Parkinson's disease that have left him stooped and slurred his speech at times.. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Followers watch Pope John Paul II on a giant video screen as he prays in the God's Mercy Basilica in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002.Some 4,000 faithful clapped in rhythm as if to propel the frail, 82-year-old pope as he made his way through the just-finished Basilica of God's Mercy on a rolling platform. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Pope John Paul II talks to a crowd in front of the Metropolitan Residence in Krakow, southern Poland, Saturday, Aug.17, 2002 the second day of a four-day visit. Bishop at right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)