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Did you know Pope Saint John Paul II visited Montana after the 1976 Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia before he became Pope?!
Karol Wojtyła was an avid outdoorsman. Here he is on a kayaking trip in Poland. / Public Domain, Wikipedia
While serving as the Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla came to America to participate in the Eucharistic Congress held in Philadelphia in the summer of 1976.
At the conclusion of the congress, Cardinal Wojtyla traveled off the beaten path to the mountains of Montana to visit his friend, Monsignor Joseph Gluszek.
The two men had corresponded through letters since Wojtyla’s installation as the Archbishop of Krakow in 1958. They had met a handful of times in Poland during Gluszek’s visits to Krakow, and had become great friends over the years. In fact, Wojtyla even petitioned Pope Paul VI to make his good friend a monsignor.
Wojtyla’s visit to rural Montana was brief but monumental for the people of Geyser and the surrounding towns. A cardinal had never visited their town (and perhaps won’t ever visit again), given that Geyser is nothing more than a dot on the map. With a population of about 66 people, the town is easily overlooked.
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Karol Wojtyła was an avid outdoorsman. Here he is on a kayaking trip in Poland. / Public Domain, Wikipedia
While serving as the Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla came to America to participate in the Eucharistic Congress held in Philadelphia in the summer of 1976.
At the conclusion of the congress, Cardinal Wojtyla traveled off the beaten path to the mountains of Montana to visit his friend, Monsignor Joseph Gluszek.
The two men had corresponded through letters since Wojtyla’s installation as the Archbishop of Krakow in 1958. They had met a handful of times in Poland during Gluszek’s visits to Krakow, and had become great friends over the years. In fact, Wojtyla even petitioned Pope Paul VI to make his good friend a monsignor.
Wojtyla’s visit to rural Montana was brief but monumental for the people of Geyser and the surrounding towns. A cardinal had never visited their town (and perhaps won’t ever visit again), given that Geyser is nothing more than a dot on the map. With a population of about 66 people, the town is easily overlooked.
Continued below.
The Little-Known Story of Saint John Paul II's Secret Trip to Montana
Did you know Pope Saint John Paul II visited Montana after the 1976 Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia before he became Pope?!
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