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  • Secretary Didn't Burn John Paul's Notes

    06/04/2005 8:23:30 AM PDT · by RushCrush · 137 replies · 1,589+ views
    AP ^ | 06-04-2005 | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
    WARSAW, Poland - Pope John Paul II's longtime private secretary said Saturday he did not burn the late pontiff's notes as his will demanded, arguing that the papers contain "great riches" and should instead be preserved. Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, who worked with the pope from 1966 until his death earlier this year, told Polish state radio there are "quite a lot of manuscripts on various issues," but he offered no details. "Nothing has been burned," Dziwisz said. "Nothing is fit for burning, everything should be preserved and kept for history, for the future generations — every single sentence." "These are...