What could have been more prophetic than seeing Pope John Paul II prostrate himself at the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to kiss the marble slab where tradition says Jesus' body was prepared for burial? Series: -DATELINE-

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: April 5, 2000| Author: Irv Kupcinet | Copyright information

What could have been more prophetic than seeing Pope John Paul II prostrate himself at the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to kiss the marble slab where tradition says Jesus' body was prepared for burial? Earlier on the same day, the pope visited a mosque and the Western Wall. I chose that scene to mark my return to the column and Channel 2 after weeks of medical attention to seek relief from the horrible pain of neuropathy, a nerve ailment that confined me to the use of a walker. The pope did m...

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