How St. John Paul II helped bring down the Berlin Wall: 35 years later

[ad_1] Pope John Paul II. / Credit: Gregorini Demetrio, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Nov 9, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). As Germany marks the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall this year, key witnesses are highlighting the crucial role played by St. John Paul II in bringing about the peaceful revolution that transformed Europe.”I am absolutely convinced that without Pope John Paul II, German reunification would not have been possible,” Martin Rothweiler, director of EWTN…