Requiem for a Great Leader ; As Pope John Paul Ll Is Laid to Rest, a Leading Historian Says That His Legacy Was a Unified Europe but Also a More Secular One
Evening Standard - London › April 08, 2005
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BY TIMOTHY GARTON ASH
Professor of European Studies, Oxford UniversitySee the full content of this document
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Requiem for a Great Leader ; As Pope John Paul Ll Is Laid to Rest, a Leading Historian Says That His Legacy Was a Unified Europe but Also a More Secular One
THE world has never seen such a funeral.
The plain wooden coffin with nothing but the book of the Gospels on it, the wind turning its pages like an invisible hand.Church leaders, resplendent in red and gold on the steps of St Peter's, and the worldly leaders at their feet, the presidents, prime ministers and kings, Bushes, B...See the full content of this document
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