The World - News from Aug. 16, 1985
An estimated 165,000 Poles flocked to the country’s holiest shrine for a sermon by Cardinal Jozef Glemp, but the primate disappointed many in the crowd by avoiding any mention of politics or the outlawed Solidarity trade union. Glemp spoke of his vision of a country without conflict, while below him, at the foot of Jasna Gora Monastery, scores of banners displayed pro-Solidarity slogans, some proclaiming violent dissent. The monastery holds the icon of the Black Madonna.
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