The Eighth Tribe, 1979 (6. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-06-01 / 6. szám
Page 4 THE EIGHTH TRIBE June, 1979 JOHN PAUL’S TRIUMPH It was to be expected that the first visit hy Karol Wojtyla, former archbishop of Krakow, to his native Poland since being elected bishop of Rome would draw crowds. John Paul II is not only the first non- Italian pope in five centuries, he is the first Polish pope ever. But what happened during those nine days was far more than the triumphal homecoming of a local hero. The outpouring of affection for — and allegiance to — the pope by crowds in the high hundreds of thousands everywhere he went was a phenomenon that can be compared with religious fervor that swept Europe during the crusades. Communist officials in Poland — or any Iron Curtain country, for that matter — should be biting their nails in frustration. Spectacles like thousands of people holding up crucifixes for the pope to bless showed that after 34 years of total communist control and indoctrination, religion is a powerful force in the lives of Poles, young as well as old. They were proof of how strongly the heart of Polish nationhood still beats, and how essentially tenuous and fragile is the rule of Soviet-imposed communism. Little wonder that news of the pope’s visit was virtually blacked out in other captive, Catholic members of the East European bloc. In short, John Paul’s pilgrimage to Poland was a devastating answer to Stalin’s cynical question: “How many divisions has the pope?” There was a time when popes had real armies and fought wars with them, and the moral influence of the See of Rome was never lower than then. Today, Pope John Paul II has only a few Swiss guards armed with antique, ornamental pikes. But the “spiritual divisions” he commands have the heirs of Stalin quaking in their boots. ☆ ☆ FOLK LORE AND MUSIC TOUR OF HUNGARY From August 1 to August 22, 1979 Under the sponsorship of Hungarian Varieties Dr. Victor W. Molnár 515 Sinclair Street, McKeesport, Pa. 15132 A delightful all-encompassing land tour to several well-known ethnographic areas of Hungary, in order to see and experience the folk customs, folk arts and music of our forefathers. All meals, all sightseeing, hotels ... twin-bedded rooms with bath, special folk and village activities, all transportation within Hungary plus transfer from the airport to the hotel upon arrival, entrance fees where needed and MORE!!! A fabulous tour never made before in Hungary, and within reach of your pocketbook... an opportunity of a lifetime! Cost $484 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement $105 plus air fare $444.00.-----o-----Selected poems from the proposed book, “The Champion of Liberty” Mattheiv Arnold SONNET TO THE HUNGARIAN NATION Not in sunk Spain’s prolong’d death agony; Not in rich England, bent but to make pour The flood of the world’s commerce on her shore; Not in that madhouse, France, from whence the cry Afflicts grave Heaven with its long senseless roar; Not in American vulgarity, Nor wordy German imbecility — Lies any hope of heroism more. Hungarians! Save the world! Renew the stories Of men who against hope repell’d the chain, And make the world’s dead spirit leap again! On land renew that Greek exploit, whose glories Hallow the Salaminian promontories, And the Armada flung to the fierce main. Examiner, July 21, 1849. p. 453.
