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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1987
Page
10
The pope followed a Billy Graham influenced plan for a large Friday service at the University of South Carolina stadium. A Vatican adviser noted the deacon role for gospel reading while the pope, calling himself a servant, aimed for an American Protestant credence to bridge traditions.
The itinerary lists remaining U.S. stops for Pope John Paul II. New Orleans Sunday San Antonio Texas Sunday and Monday Phoenix Ariz Monday Los Angeles Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday Monterey Calif Thursday San Francisco Thursday and Friday Detroit Friday and Saturday.
Dozens of VIP Pope John Paul II Mass tickets for Sun Devil Stadium in Phoenix are missing or stolen. Diocesan coordinator Father John McMann said 75 to 100 color coded tickets intended for priests deacons their wives and community leaders have been reported missing. Secret Service says the loss does not raise security risk. The tickets were mailed out over three days starting Sept 3.
A man in a white suit shouted I am a servant of God near Pope John Paul II at the Superdome youth rally in New Orleans. Police hustled him away as Secret Service agents questioned him thoroughly before releasing him.
Pope John Paul II described the family as the Church in miniature and urged Christians to make homes where the Gospel is transmitted. He spoke of unity, moral accountability, and the need to educate freedom to choose truth while praising Scripture as a shared treasure. Helen Hayes and Alexander English led readings before the Pope’s remarks.
In Williams Brice Stadium Pope John Paul II led a five hour visit to Columbia drawing more than 60000 worshipers despite heat and humidity. Attendees praised unity and the pope’s human presence while celebrities and clergy shared readings and prayers on Christian marriage and family bonds.
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