An English perspective
Among the Catholic Church leaders here in Rome for the beatification is Archbishop
Vincent Nichols of Westminster, today the head of the bishops conference of England
and Wales. Back in October 1978, when Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was elected to the papacy,
he was a young priest in the archdiocese of Liverpool – Philippa Hitchen asked him
for his memories of that historic moment and his assessment of Pope John Paul’s influence
on the Church in Britain today. He reflects on the Polish Pope's impact on the global stage but also recalls some personal, entertaining encounters and he draws some unexpected connections between this beatification and the other event which has captivated public opinion in Britain this week - the royal wedding...
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