Pope steps back into his past

The Pope slept in his old bed, visited his old street and drove by the disused salt quarry where he worked during the Nazi occupation, recalling the wooden shoes that a future Pope wore to work.

Pope steps back into his past

The Pope slept in his old bed, visited his old street and drove by the disused salt quarry where he worked during the Nazi occupation, recalling the wooden shoes that a future Pope wore to work.

Pope John Paul II’s second day in Poland today was deeply nostalgic, showing that a return home is unlike any other pilgrimage for the ailing 82-year-old.

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