Jean-Paul II demande pardon à l'église orthodoxe - Archive INA

May 4, 2001 Report. Pope John Paul II arrived in Greece this morning. It has been over a thousand years since a pontiff visited this country. John Paul II has granted satisfaction to the Orthodox Church, which had long demanded the Vatican's repentance. [Source: Prompteur France 2] Before taking the road to Damascus, John Paul II arrived in Greece this morning, in a particularly tense context... More than 1,000 years have passed since the last visit of a pope to this country... This is therefore the first time in history that a sovereign pontiff from Rome has gone to Athens, to the Areopagus Hill... A highlight of this pilgrimage in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul, who preached there in his time... John Paul II, who granted satisfaction to the Orthodox Church, which had long demanded the Vatican's repentance... The Holy Father's forgiveness for the sins of Catholics... On the ground, our special correspondents, Alain de Chalvron, Nadine Picart. INA archive images National Audiovisual Institute http://www.ina.fr Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... #INA #Society