WHY THE POPE CAME TO COLOMBIA - Charles V Dorothy - November 1968

Charles V Dorothy

Never before in history has a reigning Pontiff visited Latin America. Why did Pope Paul VI find the trip so urgently needed? Here are the surprising answers reported on the spot. Bogoui, Colombia. "AMERICA. I bless you! said Pope Paul VI. And minutes after he landed at El Dorado airport in his silver "Sucre" Avianca jet, I watched as he thrilled millions by kneeling and kissing the tarmac in imitation of Columbus. Three quarters of a million enthusiasts greeted the Pontiff's arrival. Adoring crowds following his three-day tour were gig antic, enthusiastic, wild. Faithful Catholics were excited, delirious, transfixed. America, they said, needs a blessing. But the famous and influential "Travelling Pope" did not come 6,500 miles (a tiring twelve-hour flight) just to give a brief blessing. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library