Pope Paul VI is welcomed in Tehran by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, November 26th, 1970. (See Larger Photo of Article featuring Pope Meeting Shah)
Pope Paul VI was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. (Source: persianrealm.com)
Shah Meets Pope:
Pope Paul VI meets the Shah of Iran and leading Muslim and Christian churchmen as he stops over in Iran on his way to the Far East. (Video Courtesy : frauenatz)
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THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN
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The Shoes of the fisherman (Trailer) :
Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier and Oskar Werner in Michael Anderson’s film about a fictional
Soviet dissident turned Pope amidst the Cold War.
A Moral Tightrope:
In this most poignant scene from 1968’s “The Shoes of the Fisherman”, Cardinal Kiril Lakota finds himself under the spotlight, wading into deep philosophical/theological waters. During a brief respite from the papal conclave, the priest who had spent 20 years in a Siberian labour camp is asked how he reconciles the justification of violence with being a bishop of the very church Jesus Christ established. While his reply runs the risk of leaving many of his peers incredulous, possibly bearing the brunt of being ostracized, it actually serves to be the defining moment of his rise to the See of St. Peter… the moment when prisoner 103592R dons the Shoes of the Fisherman.
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PAULUS VI, A FORGOTTEN POPE
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Paulus VI, a forgotten pope:
Giovan Battista Montini (1963-1978)
Conclave A.D. 1963 – Election of Pope Paul VI:
Related pictory:
ROYAL CHRISTMAS: Shahbanou Visits Church in Rezaiyeh (1970’s)
DISCRIMINATION: Vendetta Against Anglican Bishop in Iran (1980)
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THEOCRACY
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