I attended Mass at the UNO stadium in New Orleans in 1987. JP2 said he had never heard Dixieland jazz before, and loved it as they did a rendition of “Walk A Little Closer With Me” while he celebrated Mass.
Some enterprising vendor had tees made up saying “Pope Does Nawlins”...
Great story ... thanks for posting it.
My husband attended that celebration with his parents. He sat with his mother, while his Dad, an Ordained Deacon, and his brother, a Priest, were up near the altar. He enjoyed the experience!
During the Mass? Are you kidding? Despicable, if true. And despicable of JPII to have permitted it.