Salvation - Did you see the documentary these photos are from? I saw it late last night on EWTN. It was Italian w/subtitles and English voiceover; a year to year review of the Pope's activities from 1993-1997.
It was a real historical review. You got a sense of world history, the Pope's activities (I had not realized the extent of his political activities during this time), and the tremendous healing effect his efforts at apologizing and reconcilliation had on those wronged by the Church.
The Pope's disagreement with the proposed proclamations of the UN, which he felt to be anti-life and anti-family, were especially interesting. I don't even recall him speaking at the UN against these draft documents. So again, it was an interesting documentary in that the extent of his political action was put at the forefront.
I learned quite a lot.
No, I don't have EWTN. Bah! I bet it was great.
I don't know, however, if everyone knows that you can go to ewtn.com
and then find the video audio link and select the choices that go with your computer. You can then watch EWTN on your computer as you type.