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WARSAW Second Motive

Pope John Paul IPs recent trip to Poland, his third since his elevation to the Holy See, had another motive besides that of strengthening the Church in his native country, according to diplomats here. The Pope has been anxious for some time to visit the Soviet Union. He especially wants to see the Roman Catholic communities of Lithuania, which are celebrating the six-hundredth anniversary of Lithuania’s acceptance of obedience to Rome and dynastic union with Poland. During his travels in Poland, the Pope wanted to show the Soviets that he could move about a Communist country, speaking and acting with relative freedom, while not creating a disturbance or provoking strong, overt expressions of political dissatisfaction.

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WARSAW Second Motive

Pope John Paul IPs recent trip to Poland, his third since his elevation to the Holy See, had another motive besides that of strengthening the Church in his native country, according to diplomats here. The Pope has been anxious for some time to visit the Soviet Union. He especially wants to see the Roman Catholic communities of Lithuania, which are celebrating the six-hundredth anniversary of Lithuania’s acceptance of obedience to Rome and dynastic union with Poland. During his travels in Poland, the Pope wanted to show the Soviets that he could move about a Communist country, speaking and acting with relative freedom, while not creating a disturbance or provoking strong, overt expressions of political dissatisfaction.