Pope learned of Reagan's death with sadness

[kcvl]

Bern, Switzerland-AP -- A spokesman says Pope John Paul is saddened at the death of former President Ronald Reagan and prays "for his eternal rest.".

The pope recalled Reagan's contributions for helping to bring down communism in Europe.

The pope and the Reagan White House worked closely together in the 1980s in efforts to promote the Solidarity labor movement in the pope's native Poland and to end the Soviet grip on eastern Europe.

A spokesman says that two days ago, when President Bush visited the Vatican, the pope knew that Reagan was very sick and sent a "warm message of best wishes" to the former president's wife, Nancy.

Reagan and the pope met both at the Vatican and in the United States.

[martin_fierro]

Pope learned of Reagan's death with sadness

Well, duh.

[Truth666]

Bump to the (so far)

only thread with Reagan and the Pope in the title

- at the moment where of their last travels (on and from earth)

[Truth666]

Sometime before Ronald Reagan's death, this google search would have returned 3 results : the two pieces of the puzzle put together, one of them and a piece out of place ...

[NYer]

Thank you for posting these photos. What a beautiful and fitting tribute to two staunch defenders of conservatism!

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[SAMWolf]

Thanks Matt.

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Please take me off of the ping list. Thank you for all the post.

[Barnacle]

There was no mention of Ronald Reagan's death at mass this morning. I can only hope that serious oversight was corrected at the later service.

[oyez]

Poland finally got to celebrate its WWII victory with the help of Ronald Reagan and with the no thanks to FDR, who sold them out.

[kcvl]

bttt

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[Cronos]

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