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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 24, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
and
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
MARK LANGE ut
SUBJECT:
STATEMENT AFTER AUDIENCE WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II
I. SUMMARY
Attached are brief remarks to be given after your audience
with Pope John Paul II on Saturday, May 27, at 7:15 pm. There
will be roughly 20 people in attendence and the press is open.
II. DISCUSSION
As opposed to the remarks that you will present at your
meeting with the Seminarians, this statement addresses the Pope
in his capacity as a global statesman. The major issues covered
by this statement are freedom of worship, the expansion of
democracy, freedom of expression, the pursuit of world peace, and
changes underway in Poland.
(Lange/Wallace)
May 25, 1989
11:20 a.m.
[POPE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
Mrs. Bush and I are deeply honored to meet with you once
again. Late in 1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral
visit to our country -- I was privileged to thank you on behalf
of my fellow citizens, for the insightful message that you
brought to our shores. You inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to dynamic changes in
much of the world. Changes that move towards greater freedom and
basic human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps,
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in service,
rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a commitment to
all human rights can grow strong. When people can choose their
children's religious education, they can nourish their families'
2
spirits and shape the future. Religious freedom is a right that
governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from realizing the Biblical
injunction to turn our swords into plowshares, we have made
progress in reducing armaments, and in decreasing the threat of
war. That progress must continue and will.
Fortunately, in Europe our efforts to maintain peace have
been successful. And as we look around the world, we are pleased
to see that tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern
Africa and Asia. We are working hard to help bring peace and
greater freedom to Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbanding of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
3
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Church was legalized in Poland. This triumph represents
the first full normalization of church-state relations in any
communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to freedom.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures that signed our active engagement in encouraging
economic and political reform in Poland and elsewhere in Eastern
Europe. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom
throughout the world.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1989 MAY 25 MI 4
May 24, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
and
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
MARK LANGE mt
SUBJECT:
STATEMENT AFTER AUDIENCE WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II
I. SUMMARY
Attached are brief remarks to be given after your audience
with Pope John Paul II on Saturday, May 27, at 7:15 pm. There
will be roughly 20 people in attendence and the press is open.
II. DISCUSSION
As opposed to the remarks that you will present at your
meeting with the Seminarians, this statement addresses the Pope
in his capacity as a global statesman. The major issues covered
by this statement are freedom of worship, the expansion of
democracy, freedom of expression, the pursuit of world peace, and
changes underway in Poland.
(Lange/Wallace)
May 25, 1989
11:20 a.m.
[POPE. DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
or
charges
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
mth
Your Holiness:
Mrs. Bush and I are deeply honored to meet with you once
-In - Detroit -
again. Late in 1987 π at the close of your second pastoral
visit to our country -- I was privileged to thank you on behalf
of my fellow citizens, for the insightful message that you
brought to our shores. You inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
become Prindut
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks speech that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to dynamic changes in
much of the world. Changes that move towards greater freedom and
basic human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps,
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse worship with God -- in service,
rite,
or prayer- they prepare a ground in which a commitment to
all human rights can grow strong. When people can choose their
children's religious education, they can nourish their families'
2
spirits and shape the future. Religious freedom is a right that
governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from realizing the Biblical
injunction to turn our swords into plowshares, we have made
progress in reducing armaments, and in decreasing the threat of
war. That progress must continue and will.
Fortunately, in Europe our efforts to maintain peace have
been successful. And as we look around the world, we are pleased
to see that tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern
Africa and Asia. We are working hard to help bring peace and
greater freedom to Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
My heart too, aches for the prople of this once productal lad.
violence in Lebanon. ^ I can assure you that we will continue to
help
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbanding of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
3
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Church was legalized in Poland. This triumph represents
the first full normalization of church-state relations in any
communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to freedom.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures that signed our active engagement in encouraging
economic and political reform in Poland and elsewhere in Eastern
Europe. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom
throughout the world.
###
FILE
REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
YOUR HOLINESS:
MRS. BUSH AND I ARE DEEPLY HONORED TO MEET WITH YOU
ONCE AGAIN. LATE IN 1987 -- IN DETROIT -- AT THE CLOSE
OF YOUR SECOND PASTORAL VISIT TO OUR COUNTRY -- I WAS
PRIVILEGED TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW
CITIZENS, FOR THE INSIGHTFUL MESSAGE THAT YOU BROUGHT
TO OUR SHORES. You INSPIRED AND CHALLENGED US.
- 2 -
THIS EVENING, DURING OUR PRIVATE DISCUSSION, I HAVE
BENEFITTED ONCE AGAIN FROM YOUR WISE COUNSEL.
WHEN I BECAME PRESIDENT, I SAID IN MY INAUGURAL
SPEECH THAT A NEW BREEZE IS BLOWING. THERE IS NO DOUBT
WE ARE WITNESS TO DYNAMIC CHANGES IN MUCH OF THE WORLD.
CHANGES THAT MOVE TOWARDS GREATER FREEDOM AND BASIC
HUMAN RIGHTS.
- 3 -
IN YOUR NEW YEAR'S GREETING TO THE VATICAN
DIPLOMATIC CORPS, REPRESENTING OVER 100 NATIONS, YOU
STRESSED THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE FREE TO WORSHIP GOD -- THEY PREPARE
A GROUND IN WHICH A COMMITMENT TO ALL HUMAN RIGHTS CAN
GROW STRONG. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS A RIGHT THAT
GOVERNMENTS MUST PROTECT, NOT THREATEN.
- 4 -
THE UNITED STATES ALSO SHARES THE HOLY SEE'S
CONCERN FOR WORLD PEACE. WHILE WE ARE STILL FAR FROM
REALIZING THE BIBLICAL INJUNCTION TO TURN OUR SWORDS
INTO PLOWSHARES, WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS IN REDUCING
ARMAMENTS, AND IN DECREASING THE THREAT OF WAR. THAT
PROGRESS MUST CONTINUE AND WILL.
- 5 -
FORTUNATELY, IN EUROPE OUR EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN
PEACE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. AND AS WE LOOK AROUND THE
WORLD, WE ARE PLEASED TO SEE THAT TENSIONS HAVE BEEN
REDUCED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND ASIA. WE ARE
WORKING HARD TO HELP BRING PEACE AND GREATER FREEDOM TO
CENTRAL AMERICA.
WE HAVE HEARD YOUR ELOQUENT APPEALS FOR AN END TO
THE VIOLENCE IN LEBANON. MY HEART, Too, ACHES FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THIS ONCE PEACEFUL LAND.
- 6 -
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO HELP BRING PEACE -- AND TO HELP RESTORE
LEBANON'S UNITY, SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY,
WITH THE DISBANDING OF MILITIAS AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF
ALL FOREIGN FORCES.
YOUR HOLINESS HAS SAID SEVERAL TIMES THAT PEACE IS
MORE THAN THE ABSENCE OF WAR. WE AGREE.
- 7 -
HISTORY TEACHES US THAT THERE IS NO TRUE, LASTING PEACE
UNTIL HUMAN RIGHTS ARE RECOGNIZED AND PEOPLE ARE FREE
TO DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
YOUR HOLINESS, THIS SPRING, IN THE LAND OF' YOUR
BIRTH, A HISTORIC ROUNDTABLE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED
WHICH OPENED THE PATH TO GREATER FREEDOM AND
OPPORTUNITY. THAT ACCORD IS A TRIBUTE TO THE SPIRIT OF
THE POLISH PEOPLE -- AS WELL AS TO THE DETERMINATION OF
THE POLISH CHURCH AND. THE HOLY SEE.
- 8 -
AND JUST THIS MONTH -- DUE IN LARGE PART TO YOUR
LEADERSHIP -- THE CHURCH WAS LEGALIZED IN POLAND.
THIS TRIUMPH REPRESENTS THE FIRST FULL NORMALIZATION OF
CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS IN ANY COMMUNIST STATE -- AND IT
IS A TRIBUTE TO YOUR ENDURING COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM.
As YOU KNOW, I RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A PACKAGE OF
FINANCIAL MEASURES THAT SIGNAL OUR ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN
ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REFORM IN POLAND AND
ELSEWHERE IN EASTERN EUROPE.
- 9 -
WE HOPE THESE PROGRAMS WILL HELP THE POLISH PEOPLE
ACHIEVE THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND POLITICAL
PARTICIPATION THEY SO RIGHTLY DESERVE.
YOUR HOLINESS, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO VISIT WITH YOU AND TO SHARE IN YOUR WISDOM. I
ASSURE YOU OF OUR INTENT TO WORK EVER MORE FERVENTLY
FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
###
Document No. 037294
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/17/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 5/22/89
SUBJECT:
PRE DENTIAL REMARKS: AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
S
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERSTON
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendtions directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 2:00
Monday, May 22. Thank you.
All comments
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Wallace)
May 17, 1989
1:15 p.m.
1988 MAY 10 FII
[POPE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
I am deeply honored to meet with you once again. Late in
1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral visit to our country
-- I was privileged to thank you on behalf of my fellow citizens,
for the insightful message that you brought to our shores. You
inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to dynamic epochal changes in
much of the world. Changes that speak9 for freedom, and basic
human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in whatever
sow the seeds of growth
service, rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a
V
commitment for to all human rights can grow strong. When people can
choose their children's religious education, they can nourish
2
their families' spirits and shape the future. Religion is a
natural right that governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from the Biblical in injuretion junction
to turn a swords into plowshares, we have made progress in reducing
That progress continue can?
armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. We will seek and
prest.
more reductions through bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
We also believe, that it is political divisions -- many
times stemming from disputes over basic human values and freedoms
-- which so often lie at the base of disputes among nations.
When those divisions exist, we work to maintain peace
Fortunately
through military stability Fortunately, in Europe our efforts to
Maintain Keep the peace
have been successful. As NATO celebrates a 40th birthday, we
celebrate 40 years without a European war.
And, As we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbandment of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
3
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Only by allowing such freedom, can governments achieve economic
development, and end the poverty that weighs down so many
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Catholic church was legalized in Poland. This triumph
represents the first full normalization of church-state relations
in any communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to pluralism.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures designed to support economic and political reform in
Poland. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom.
# # #
MASTER
Document No. 037294
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/17/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 5/22/89
SUBJECT:
PRE
DENTIAL REMARKS: AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
S
MCCLURE
N/C
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN N/C
STUDDERT N/C
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERSTON
CICCONI
ROGERS
N/C
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
1
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendtions directly to Chriss
ce by 2:00
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RESPONS
reconciled except NSC
W. Cicconi
D the President
1 the Chief of Staff
t. 2702
(Lange/Wallace)
May 17, 1989
1:15 p.m.
1988 MAY 10 Fll
[POPE. DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
Mes. Bush and I are)
I am deeply honored to meet with you once again. Late in
1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral visit to our country
-- I was privileged to thank you on behalf of my fellow citizens
for the insightful message that you brought to our shores. You
inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to dynomic epochal changes in
s
move toward
much of the world. Changes that speak for freedom, and basic
human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in whatever
service, rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a
commitment to all human rights can grow strong. When people can
choose their children's religious education, they can nourish
2
freedom
their families' spirits and shape the future. Religion is a
natural right that governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
realizing
world peace. While we are still far from the Biblical injunction
our
to turn swords into plowshares, we have made progress in reducing
That progress
must can continue and will
armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. We will seek
more reductions through bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
We also believe, that it is political divisions many
times stemming from disputes over basic human values and freedoms
-- which so often lie at the base of disputes among nations.
When those divisions exist, we work to maintain peace
through military stability. Fortunately, in Europe our efforts to
maintain peace)
have been successful. As NATO celebrates a 40th birthday, we,
celebrate 40 years without a European war.
and,
As we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbandment 1n9 of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
3
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Only by allowing such freedom, can governments achieve economic
development, and end the poverty that weighs down so many.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Catholic church was legalized in Poland. This triumph
represents the first full normalization of church-state relations
in any communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
freedom
commitment to pluralism.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
that signed our active engagement m ucouraguing
measures designed to support economic and political reform in
stet
and elswhere in Eustern Europe.
Poland. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom
# # #
throughout the WORLD.
Document No. 037294
3788
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/17/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 5/22/89
SUBJECT:
PRE DENTIAL REMARKS: AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
V
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERSTON
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
1
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendtions directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 2:00
Monday, May 22. Thank you.
RESPONSE: TO: CHRISS WINSTON
May 24, 1989
The NSC staff has reviewed the attached remarks and concurs with
the changes indicated.
James W, Cicconi
for
Brent M.Douley Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
CC: Cicconi
89 MAY 18 P 1: 52
(Lange/Wallace)
May 17, 1989
1:15 p.m.
1988 MAY 10 FII
[POPE. DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
I am deeply honored to meet with you once again. Late in
1987 --- at the close of your second pastoral visit to our country
-- I was privileged to thank you on behalf of my fellow citizens
for the insightful message that you brought to our shores. You
inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to epochal changes in
movetowardsgreater
much of the world. Changes that speak for freedom and basic
human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps,
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God - in whatever
service, rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a
commitment to all human rights can grow strong. When people can
choose their children's religious education, they can nourish
2
us
freedom)
their families' spirits and shape the future. Religion is
a
natural right that governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
realizing
world peace. While we are still far from the Biblical injunction
to turn swords into plowshares, we have made progress in reducing
armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. We will seek
more reductions through bilateral and multilateral negotiations
that lead to a gramine balance at lower levels.]
We also believe that it is political divisions -- many
times stemming from disputes over basic human values and freedoms
-- which so often lie at the base of disputes among nations.
When those divisions exist, we must work to maintain peace
through military stability. Fortunately, in Europe our efforts
its
have been successful. As NATO celebrates a 40th birthday, we
celebrate 40 years without a European war
As we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbandment ing of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
3
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Only by allowing such freedom, can governments achieve economic
development, and end the poverty that weighs down so many.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Catholic church was legalized in Poland. This triumph
represents the first full normalization of church-state relations
in any communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
freedom
commitment to pluralism.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
that signel our active engagement in encouraging
measures designed to support economic and political reform in
and elsewhere in Eastern Europe.
Poland. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom.
# # #
MASTER I w/o NSC
(Lange/Wallace)
May 23, 1989
9:45 a.m.
[POPE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
Mrs. Bush and I are deeply honored to meet with you once
again. Late in 1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral
visit to our country -- I was privileged to thank you on behalf
of my fellow citizens, for the insightful message that you
brought to our shores. You inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to dynamic change in
move towards greater
much of the world. Change that speaks for freedomX and basic
human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in service,
rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a commitment to
all human rights can grow strong. When people can choose their
children's religious education, they can nourish their families'
2
us freedom
spirits and shape the future. Religion is a right that
governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
realizing
world peace. While we are still far from the Biblical injunction
to turn our swords into plowshares, we have made progress in
reducing armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. That
progress must continue and will.
Fortunately, in Europe our efforts to maintain peace have
been successful.
And, as we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbandment of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
3
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Church was legalized in Poland. This triumph represents
the first full normalization of church-state relations in any
communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to pluralism. Freedom
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom
throughout the world.
###
May 24, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
MARK LANGE
SUBJECT:
STATEMENT AFTER AUDIENCE WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II
I. SUMMARY
Attached are your brief remarks to be given after your
audience with Pope John Paul II on Saturday, May 27, at 7:15 pm.
There will be roughly ---- people in attendence and the press is
open.
II. DISCUSSION
As opposed to the remarks that you will present at your
meeting with the Seminarians, this statement addresses the Pope
in his capacity as a global statesman. The major themes of the
statement are freedom of worship, the expansion of democracy,
freedom of expression, the pursuit of world peace and the changes
and initiatives underway in Poland.
THE WHITE house
WASHINGTON
May 19, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
PATRICIA MACK BRYAN PMB
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: After Audience
with the Pope
Subject to the comment below, Counsel's Office has no legal
objection to these remarks.
Page 2, 1st full sentence: Because references to "natural
rights" are confusing in the context of our constitutional system
(and often evoke thoughts of the "right to privacy" and other so
called rights that are anthetical to this Administration's view
of law), we recommend deleting the word "natural."
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No. ustagy
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/17/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 5/22/89
SUBJECT:
PRE DENTIAL REMARKS: AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERSTON
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendtions directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 2:00
Monday, May 22. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No. Comment 5/19/89
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Document No. 037294
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/17/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 5/22/89
SUBJECT:
PRE DENTIAL REMARKS: AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
1
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERSTON
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
1
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendtions directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 2:00
Monday, May 22. Thank you.
sur
RESPONSE:
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Wallace)
May 17, 1989
1980 MAY 18 FULL
1:15 p.m.
[POPE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
Mrs Bush and
I am deeply honored to meet with you once again. Late in
are
1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral visit to our country
-- I was privileged to thank you on behalf of my fellow citizens,
for the insightful message that you brought to our shores. You
inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to epochal changes in
much of the world. Changes that speak for freedom, and basic
human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in whatever
service, rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a
commitment to all human rights can grow strong. When people can
choose their children's religious education, they can nourish
2
their families' spirits and shape the future. Religion is a
natural right that governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from the Biblical injunction
to turn swords into plowshares, we have made progress in reducing
armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. We will seek
more reductions through bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
We also believe, that it is political divisions -- many
times stemming from disputes over basic human values and freedoms
-- which so often lie at the base of disputes among nations.
When those divisions exist, we work to maintain peace
through military stability. Fortunately, in Europe our efforts
have been successful. As NATO celebrates a 40th birthday, we
celebrate 40 years without a European war.
As we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbandment of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
3
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Only by allowing such freedom, can governments achieve economic
development, and end the poverty that weighs down so many.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Catholic church was legalized in Poland. This triumph
represents the first full normalization of church-state relations
in any communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to pluralism.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures designed to support economic and political reform in
Poland. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom
the world-
###
Document No. 037294
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/17/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 5/22/89
PRE DENTIAL REMARKS: AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLUR
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
1
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERSTON
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendtions directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 2:00
Monday, May 22. Thank you.
RESPONSE: you 5/19
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Document No. 037294
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 09 5/17/89 CTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 5/22/89
SUBJECT:
PRE DENTIAL REMARKS: AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
i
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
for
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
R
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERSTON
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
1
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendtions directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 2:00
Monday, May 22. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
% Comment
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Wallace)
May 17, 1989
1989 MAY 18 FII 1:12
1:15 p.m.
[POPE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
I am deeply honored to meet with you once again. Late in
1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral visit to our country
-- I was privileged to thank you on behalf of my fellow citizens,
for the insightful message that you brought to our shores. You
inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to epochal changes in
much of the world. Changes that speak for freedom, and basic
human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in whatever
service, rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a
commitment to all human rights can grow strong. When people can
choose their children's religious education, they can nourish
2
their families' spirits and shape the future. Religion is a
natural right that governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from the Biblical injunction
to turn swords into plowshares, we have made progress in reducing
armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. We will seek
more reductions through bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
We also believe, that it is political divisions -- many
times stemming from disputes over basic human values and freedoms
-- which so often lie at the base of disputes among nations.
When those divisions exist, we work to maintain peace
through military stability. Fortunately, in Europe our efforts
have been successful. As NATO celebrates a 40th birthday, we
celebrate 40 years without a European war.
As we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbandment of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
3
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Only by allowing such freedom, can governments achieve economic
development, and end the poverty that weighs down so many.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Catholic church was legalized in Poland. This triumph
represents the first full normalization of church-state relations
in any communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to pluralism.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures designed to support economic and political reform in
Poland. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 18, 1989
MEMORANDUM TO CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
JIM PINKERTON
P
SUBJECT:
Remarks on Arrival in Italy, Toast to Prime
Minister De Mita, Remarks After Audience With Pope
Arrival In Italy
Pg. 1, Para. 4, Line 2 "When Europe appeared ready to close
itself
off " Aside from it being unclear what this refers to,
this is needlessly provocative when the tone should be trans-
Atlantic unity. We suggest omitting.
2, 3, 2 It seems odd to describe De Mita as a "neighbor," even
in the sense that by being in Rome, the President will be nearby.
We suggest "partner" instead.
Toast To De Mita
3,1,1
The President switches here from addressing "Mr. Prime
Minister" to "Mr. President" -- the latter is referred to again
at 3,2,1 and 3,5,1. We assume this is intentional and mention it
in case of oversight. If intentional, we wonder if some cue
should be given to indicate that President Bush should turn and
face the Italian President.
After Audience With The Pope
3,4,2
We should not say "the Catholic Church," but either the
"Roman Catholic Church" or "the Church."
#
STAFFED AT 1:05 pm
(Lange/Wallace)
May 17, 1989
1:15 p.m.
[POPE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
I am deeply honored to meet with you once again. Late in
1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral visit to our country
-- I was privileged to thank you on behalf of my fellow citizens,
for the insightful message that you brought to our shores. You
inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to epochal changes in
much of the world. Changes that speak for freedom, and basic
human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God ---- in whatever
service, rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a
commitment to all human rights can grow strong. When people can
choose their children's religious education, they can nourish
2
their families' spirits and shape the future. Religion is a
natural right that governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from the Biblical injunction
to turn swords into plowshares, we have made progress in reducing
armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. We will seek
more reductions through bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
We also believe, that it is political divisions -- many
times stemming from disputes over basic human values and freedoms
-- which so often lie at the base of disputes among nations.
When those divisions exist, we work to maintain peace
through military stability. Fortunately, in Europe our efforts
have been successful. As NATO celebrates a 40th birthday, we
celebrate 40 years without a European war.
As we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbandment of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
3
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Only by allowing such freedom, can governments achieve economic
development, and end the poverty that weighs down so many.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Catholic church was legalized in Poland. This triumph
represents the first full normalization of church-state relations
in any communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to pluralism.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures designed to support economic and political reform in
Poland. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom.
# # #
(Lange/Wallace)
May 17, 1989
1:15 p.m.
[POPE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
where Your Holiness:
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
am
I have been deeply honored to meet with you once again.
thank you
Late in 1987, I was privileged to express gratitude on behalf of
my fellow citizens, for the insightful message that you brought
to our shores. You inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to epochal changes in
much of the world.
The breeze of change speaks for freedom, and
basic human rights.
Unticom
In your New Year's greeting to the diplomatic corps
representative over 100 na knows,
accredited to the Holy See -- where the United States Ambassador
sits alongside colleagues from over 100 nations -- you stressed
the fundamental importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in whatever
service, rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground on m which a
commitment to all human rights can grow strong. When people can
choose their children's religious education, they can nourish
2
their families' spirits and shape the future. Religion is a
must protect not threaten.
natural right that governments tamper with only at their peril
The recent Vienna document of the Conferénce on Security and
Cooperation in Europe is a victory for all who believe that,
ultimately, peace is impossible where people are denied basic
human rights. We attach great importance to the follow-up
meetings that will soon take place in Paris, Copenhagen, and
Moscow. And we look to the CSCE Cultural Forum that will take
place in Krakow, where you yourself -- before assuming your great
responsibilities here -- did much to ensure that city's role as a
spiritual center.
also
The United States, shares the Holy See's concern for world
peace. While we are still far from the biblical injunction to
turn swords into plowshares, we have made progress in reducing
armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. We will seek
more reductions through bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
that,
We also believe, however, that it is not armaments which
cause conflict. It is political divisions -- many times stemming
from disputes over basic human values and freedoms -- which SO
often lie at the base of disputes among nations.
When those divisions exist, we work to maintain peace
through military stability. Fortunately, in Europe our efforts
have been successful. As NATO celebrates a 40th birthday, we
celebrate 40 years without a European war.
As we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
3
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America, within the framework of full compliance with the
Esquipulas Agreements
And we will continue to help the parties involved in the
Middle East conflict find a path to peace We have heard your
eloquent appeals for an end to the violence in Lebanon. I can
assure you that we will continue to do everything we can to bring
peace -- and to help restore Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and
territorial integrity, with the disbandment of militias and the
withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Only by allowing such freedom, can governments achieve
economic development, and end the poverty that weighs down so
many un Eortumate souls.
the spring
Your Holiness, in mid April, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
4
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures designed to support economic and political reform in
Poland. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve. Church
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom during this time of
worldwide terment. I assure you of our intent to work ever more
fervently for peace, justice, and freedom.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 19, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: After Audience With The Pope
We have no suggested recommendations from a policy standpoint
and approve of the draft remarks in their present form.
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No. 037294
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/17/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 5/22/89
SUBJECT:
PRE.
DENTIAL REMARKS: AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
1
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERSTON
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendtions directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 2:00
Monday, May 22. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Wallace)
May 17, 1989
1:15 p.m.
1989 MAY 10 FII
[POPE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
I am deeply honored to meet with you once again. Late in
1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral visit to our country
-- I was privileged to thank you on behalf of my fellow citizens,
for the insightful message that you brought to our shores. You
inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to epochal changes in
much of the world. Changes that speak for freedom, and basic
human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in whatever
service, rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a
commitment to all human rights can grow strong. When people can
choose their children's/religious education, they can nourish
2
their families' spirits and shape the future. Religion is a
natural right that governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from the Biblical injunction
to turn swords into plowshares, we have made progress in reducing
armaments, and in decreasing the threat of war. We will seek
more reductions through bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
We also believe, that it is political divisions -- many
times stemming from disputes over basic human values and freedoms
-- which so often lie at the base of disputes among nations.
When those divisions exist, we work to maintain peace
through military stability. Fortunately, in Europe our efforts
have been successful. As NATO celebrates a 40th birthday, we
celebrate 40 years without a European war.
As we look around the world, we are pleased to see that
tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and Asia.
We are working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbandment of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
3
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Only by allowing such freedom, can governments achieve economic
development, and end the poverty that weighs down so many.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
-- the Catholic church was legalized in Poland. This triumph
represents the first full normalization of church-state relations
in any communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to pluralism.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures designed to support economic and political reform in
Poland. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they SO
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Rome, Italy)
For Immediate Release
May 27, 1989
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II
Papal Library
The Vatican
7:10 P.M. (L)
HIS HOLINESS: Mr. President, your visit this evening
represents the latest of many contacts between the United States of
America and the Holy See. A number of your predecessors and many
other illustrious Americans have been welcomed here before you. Our
meeting offers me the opportunity to reciprocate the much appreciated
hospitality that I received in your country and to recall the kind
personal attention that as Vice President you showed me as I left
Detroit in September, 1987, the year of the bicentennial of your
Constitution.
Our encounter this time has also a special historical
context coming as it does in a year that now commemorates the 20th
anniversary of your first Congress under the Constitution, and
likewise, the 200th anniversary of the establishment at Baltimore of
the first Catholic diocese- in your land. For the Holy See this is an
occasion to express again its esteem for all the American people and
for two centuries of that ethnic and fraternal experience in history
called the United States of America.
Thirteen years ago, your country celebrated another
historical bicentennial connected with your Declaration of
Independence. It was then that my predecessor, Paul VI, spoke words
that are applicable once again and that merit new attention. "At
every turn," he said, "your bicentennial speaks to you of moral
principles, religious convictions, unalienable rights given by the
Creator." We honestly hope that this commemoration of your
bicentennial will constitute a rededication to those sound moral
principles formulated by your Founding Fathers and enshrined forever
in your history.
It is America's dedication to the great heritage that is
hers, to those values of the spirit, a number of which you alluded to
earlier this year in your inaugural address, that offers hope and
confidence to those who look to her with friendship and esteem. In
that inaugural address, Mr. President, you made reference to power as
existing to help people, to serve people. This is true at different
levels, including power at the political and economic level. We see
this, too, at the level of each community with its power of fraternal
love and concern. In all these areas, an immense challenge opens up
before the United States in this third century of her nationhood.
Her mission as a people engaged in good works and committed to
serving others has horizons the length of your nation and far beyond
-- as far as humanity extends.
Today the interdependence of humanity is being reaffirmed
and recognized through world events. The moral and social attitudes
that must constitute a response to this interdependence is found in
worldwide solidarity. In treating this question in a recent
encyclical, I have stated that solidarity is not a feeling of vague
compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people
both near and far. On the contrary, it is a firm and persevering
determination to commit oneself to the common good. That is to say,
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to the good of all and of each individual because we are all really
responsible for all. Truly the hour of international interdependence
has struck. What is at stake is the common good of humanity.
Mr. President, I know how deeply committed you are to the
efforts being made to liberate the youth of America from the
destructive forces of drug abuse and to alleviate poverty at home and
abroad. Material poverty and drug abuse, however are only symptoms
of a deeper moral crisis eating away at the very texture of society
in almost every part of the world. All men and women of good will
are called to take up the challenge and assume their responsibilities
before the human family to address this crisis and to counteract the
spiritual poverty that lies at the basis of so much of human
suffering.
By reason of her history, her resources, her creativity,
but above all, by reason of the moral principles and spiritual values
espoused by her Founding Fathers and institutionally bequeathed to
all her citizens, America truly has the possibility of an effective
response to the challenges of the present hour -- justice for all her
citizens, peaceful relations beyond her borders, international
solidarity and, in particular, a worldwide solidarity in the course
of life, in the course of every human person.
Leaving Detroit and in saying good-bye to America in
1987, I expressed these thoughts -- every human person, no matter how
vulnerable or helpless, no matter how useful or productive for
society, is a being of inestimable worth created in the image and
likeness of God. This is the dignity of America, the reason she
exists, the condition for her survival. Yes, the ultimate test of
her greatness -- to respect every human person, especially the
weakest and most defenseless ones, those as yet unborn.
Mr. President, may God bless America and make her strong
in her defense of human dignity and in her service to the Almighty.
THE PRESIDENT: Your Holiness, Mrs. Bush and I are deeply
honored to meet with you once again. Late in 1987, as you said, it
was in Detroit, at the close of your second pastoral visit to our
country, I had the honor, the privilege of thanking you on behalf of
my fellow citizens for the insightful message that you brought to our
shores. And you inspired us and you challenged us.
And this evening, during our private discussion, I've
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I became President, I did say in my inaugural speech
that a new breeze is blowing. And there is no doubt we are witness
to dynamic changes in much of the world changes that move toward
greater freedom and basic human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic
corps, representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
And when people are free to worship God, they prepare a
ground in which a commitment to all human rights can grow strong.
Religious freedom is a right that governments must protect, not
threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we're still far from realizing the Biblical
injunction to turn our swords into plowshares, we've made progress in
reducing armaments and in decreasing the threat of war. And that
progress must continue and it will continue.
Fortunately, in Europe our efforts to maintain peace have
been successful. And as we look around the world, we're pleased to
see that tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern Africa and
Asia. We're working hard to help bring peace and greater freedom to
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Central America.
We've heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. And my heart, too, aches for the people of that
once peaceful land. And I can assure you that we will continue to do
everything we can to help bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbanding of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more
than an absence of war. And we agree. History teaches us that there
is no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop their full potential.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the paths to
greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to the
spirit of the Polish people -- as well as to the determination of the
Polish Church and, indeed, the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your
leadership -- the Church was legalized in Poland. This triumph
represents the first full normalization of church-state relations in
any communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to freedom.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures that signal our active engagement in encouraging economic
and political reform in Poland and elsewhere in Eastern Europe. We
hope these programs will help the Polish people achieve the economic
recovery and political participation they so rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to
visit with you, to share in your wisdom. And I assure you of our
intent to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom
throughout the world.
On behalf of all of us, thank you very much.
END
7:17 P.M. (L)
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
89 MAY 26 P4:11
5/26/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HOLY SEE AND ENGLAND
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
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WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
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REMARKS: The attached remarks have been forwarded to the President:
1. Statement after audience with Pope John Paul II
2. Arrival -- London
3. Toast for Prime Minister Thatcher
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
5/27
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1989 MAY 25 AM
May 24, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
and
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
MARK LANGE nt
SUBJECT:
STATEMENT AFTER AUDIENCE WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II
I. SUMMARY
Attached are brief remarks to be given after your audience
with Pope John Paul II on Saturday, May 27, at 7:15 pm. There
will be roughly 20 people in attendence and the press is open.
II. DISCUSSION
As opposed to the remarks that you will present at your
meeting with the Seminarians, this statement addresses the Pope
in his capacity as a global statesman. The major issues covered
by this statement are freedom of worship, the expansion of
democracy, freedom of expression, the pursuit of world peace, and
changes underway in Poland.
(Lange/Wallace)
May 25, 1989
11:20 a.m.
[POPE. DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
Mrs. Bush and I are deeply honored to meet with you once
again. Late in 1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral
visit to our country -- I was privileged to thank you on behalf
of my fellow citizens, for the insightful message that you
brought to our shores. You inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to dynamic changes in
much of the world. Changes that move towards greater freedom and
basic human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps,
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in service,
rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a commitment to
all human rights can grow strong. When people can choose their
children's religious education, they can nourish their families'
2
spirits and shape the future. Religious freedom is a right that
governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from realizing the Biblical
injunction to turn our swords into plowshares, we have made
progress in reducing armaments, and in decreasing the threat of
war. That progress must continue and will.
Fortunately, in Europe our efforts to maintain peace have
been successful. And as we look around the world, we are pleased
to see that tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern
Africa and Asia. We are working hard to help bring peace and
greater freedom to Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbanding of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
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For eight years as Vice President, I lived next door to the
British Embassy in Washington. Going to work every morning, and
driving home each night, I passed the lifesize statue of Winston
Churchill that stands out front. Made of rugged iron to stand
against Washington's rain and cold, the figure is as stoic as was
the man in life.
On the eve of the founding of NATO, Churchill summed up the
spirit of our "special relationship" at a dinner in New York
City. He said: "Let us talk as friends and brothers, as we
shall, as we can, because we can understand each other with
greater perfection than any two great groupings of the human race
have ever been able to before."
Our ties are anchored in history, but not mired in the past.
Our nations together look to the future. I am certain our
discussions here will help us continue to chart together a sound
course to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.
The Prime Minister and I will review the recent NATO Summit,
as well as East-West relations, and other global issues of
importance to the United States and the United Kingdom. We will
demonstrate once again that our "special relationship" remains
strong and close.
We look forward to tomorrow's meetings, and we wish you all
a pleasant evening. Thank you, and good night.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1989 MAY 25 711
May 24, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON w
FROM:
EDWARD E. McNALLY EMW
SUBJECT:
TOAST FOR DINNER WITH PRIME MINISTER THATCHER
I. SUMMARY
At 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 1989, you are scheduled to
participate in a formal dinner at No. 10 Downing Street in
London, hosted by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
II. DISCUSSION
Attached for your consideration and review are draft remarks
for your toast to the Prime Minister.
(McNally/Simon)
May 25, 1989, 5:25 p.m.
Draft Four
(THATCHER.UK)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DINNER TOAST FOR PRIME MINISTER THATCHER
NO. 10 DOWNING STREET, LONDON
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1989
8:00 P.M.
Madam Prime Minister, Mr. Thatcher, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Let me begin by thanking the Prime Minister for her
thoughtful and gracious comments. I also would like to thank her
for inviting Barbara and me to the United Kingdom, and to Number
10. The talks we held today underscore the importance of the
bonds that unite us -- not only the two of us personally, but our
two great nations.
This visit marks at least my tenth meeting with the Prime
Minister, the sixth in London alone. And every time I meet with
Mrs. Thatcher I am reminded of something Benjamin Disraeli once
said: "There is no wisdom like frankness." Your directness and
candor is most welcome and, I am sure, is one reason behind your
greatness as Prime Minister. Like President Reagan, I have come
to value your counsel greatly.
We in the United States look on all Mrs. Thatcher has done,
not only here in Britain, but on the global stage as well, with
enormous admiration. Here, she has reinvigorated the market
place and created new prosperity for the British people. As a
leading member of the Alliance, she has been a stalwart supporter
of a strong defense and modern nuclear deterrent -- a strategy
2
for defense that has served the Alliance well and kept the peace
for 40 years.
Ten years of success in office have also given Mrs. Thatcher
a fund of experience unmatched in the West. I commend the wisdom
of the British people in selecting Mrs. Thatcher to lead them for
three consecutive terms, and for the opportunity it gives me to
draw on her insight and judgment as together we meet the
opportunity and the challenges of the century's last decade with
confidence and determination.
It was in this city that -- a little more than a century ago
-- Karl Marx died, leaving behind the ideas that were to become
synonymous with his name. It was in this city -- in these rooms
-- that a succession of British Prime Ministers worked with my
predecessors to uphold our Alliance, and to preserve freedom,
until Marxism's flawed ideas could die a natural death, failing
the test of time.
In his famous description of Russia -- "a riddle wrapped in
a mystery inside an enigma" -- Winston Churchill offered a
suggestion on understanding the Soviet Union. Churchill said:
"But perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national
interest."
It is the strength of NATO and the prosperity and vigor of
the Atlantic Community -- and the weakness of Marxist dogmatism
-- that has made a more realistic Soviet leadership realize that
the reforms now sweeping the communist world are very much in the
Russian national interest.
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Yes, we see and we welcome the sea changes underway in
Budapest and Beijing -- and in the Soviet empire that lies in
between.
The changes are audacious and potentially profound if
maintained over time. We will work to encourage those changes
striving to ensure they go beyond rhetoric to implementation.
And, as this happens, we will move beyond containment to draw the
Soviet Union and Eastern Earuope towards the Commonwealth of free
nations.
The challenges presented by these worldwide changes are many
and great. But I am confident that we can take advantage
prudently and from a position of strength of the opportunities
they present to advance the cause of freedom. We look forward to
standing with the Prime Minister as together we -- and the other
members of the Alliance -- look for bold and fresh approaches to
the challenges ahead.
Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in raising our glasses
to Prime Minister Thatcher.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 24, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
and
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
MARK LANGE mt
SUBJECT:
STATEMENT AFTER AUDIENCE WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II
I. SUMMARY
Attached are brief remarks to be given after your audience
with Pope John Paul II on Saturday, May 27, at 7:15 pm. There
will be roughly 20 people in attendence and the press is open.
II. DISCUSSION
As opposed to the remarks that you will present at your
meeting with the Seminarians, this statement addresses the Pope
in his capacity as a global statesman. The major issues covered
by this statement are freedom of worship, the expansion of
democracy, freedom of expression, the pursuit of world peace, and
changes underway in Poland.
(Lange/Wallace)
May 25, 1989
11:20 a.m.
[POPE. DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AFTER AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
PAPAL LIBRARY
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Your Holiness:
Mrs. Bush and I are deeply honored to meet with you once
again. Late in 1987 -- at the close of your second pastoral
visit to our country -- I was privileged to thank you on behalf
of my fellow citizens, for the insightful message that you
brought to our shores. You inspired and challenged us.
This evening, during our private discussion, I have
benefitted once again from your wise counsel.
When I assumed the responsibilities of the American
Presidency, I said in my inaugural remarks that a new breeze is
blowing. There is no doubt we are witness to dynamic changes in
much of the world. Changes that move towards greater freedom and
basic human rights.
In your New Year's greeting to the Vatican diplomatic corps,
representing over 100 nations, you stressed the fundamental
importance of religious freedom.
When people are free to converse with God -- in service,
rite, or prayer -- they prepare a ground in which a commitment to
all human rights can grow strong. When people can choose their
children's religious education, they can nourish their families'
2
spirits and shape the future. Religious freedom is a right that
governments must protect, not threaten.
The United States also shares the Holy See's concern for
world peace. While we are still far from realizing the Biblical
injunction to turn our swords into plowshares, we have made
progress in reducing armaments, and in decreasing the threat of
war. That progress must continue and will.
Fortunately, in Europe our efforts to maintain peace have
been successful. And as we look around the world, we are pleased
to see that tensions have been reduced in parts of Southern
Africa and Asia. We are working hard to help bring peace and
greater freedom to Central America.
We have heard your eloquent appeals for an end to the
violence in Lebanon. I can assure you that we will continue to
do everything we can to bring peace -- and to help restore
Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with the
disbanding of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
Your Holiness has said several times that peace is more than
the absence of war. We agree. History teaches us that there is
no true, lasting peace until human rights are recognized and
people are free to develop to their full potential.
We believe that freedom in all its manifestations -- the
freedom to choose leaders, to discuss ideas, to exchange goods
and services, to worship -- leads to dynamic, creative societies.
Your Holiness, this spring, in the land of your birth, a
historic roundtable agreement was reached which opened the path
3
to greater freedom and opportunity. That accord is a tribute to
the spirit of the Polish people --- as well as to the
determination of the Polish Church and the Holy See.
And just this month -- due in large part to your leadership
--- the Church was legalized in Poland. This triumph represents
the first full normalization of church-state relations in any
communist state -- and it is a tribute to your enduring
commitment to freedom.
As you know, I recently announced a package of financial
measures that signed our active engagement in encouraging
economic and political reform in Poland and elsewhere in Eastern
Europe. We hope these programs will help the Polish people
achieve the economic recovery and political participation they so
rightly deserve.
Your Holiness, I am grateful for this opportunity to visit
with you and to share in your wisdom. I assure you of our intent
to work ever more fervently for peace, justice, and freedom
throughout the world.
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