POPE MEETS PATRIARCH - Raymond F McNair - October 1967

Raymond F McNair

Why has the "Pilgrim Pope" made his history-making trip to Turkey? What is the real significance of the Pope's meeting with the Patriarch of Greek Orthodoxy? Will the 1,000-yearold breach between Orthodox and Catholics be repaired? When and how will real religious unity be brought about? Istanbul, Turkey. An air of excitement filled the 2,000 spectators at Istanbul Airport. A 200-strong guard of honour stood smartly at attention. A military band awaited tensely the command to begin playing the Pontifical Hymn and the Turkish national anthem. The occasion? A big white bird, a Pan-American 707 called Saint Paul, was just touching down - carrying the world's most influential religious personality – Pope Paul VI - leader of over six hundred million Catholics! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library