A great Pope - our most outstanding fellow countryman, the Holy Father, a good father to all of us, believers and non-believers, followers of different religions - is no more. |
a man who did a huge service for the world's modern history. |
An indefatigable man moved by conviction that for the common good one has to search for truth. |
But we have to think about the future, and we have to think about the right of the new president to make new decisions, |
Chancellor Schroeder tried to hide the obvious: he included the signature of this accord in his campaign ahead of the legislative elections of September 18, |
Early elections are bad for Poland but in this situation they are a real option. |
Following the Second World War, we are a country of one ethnicity. After the moving of the borders, after the tragedy of the Holocaust and the murder of Polish Jews, we don't have large minority groups, |
For this crime we should beg the souls of the dead and their families for forgiveness, |
However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland, |
I am convinced that the changes do not represent a reversal of the process ... that began with the Orange Revolution, |
I am convinced the visit will take place, the pope has our invitation but it is up to him to decide when to come, |
I trust the voters will soften that victory, |
If that is the view, it is naive, ... Trying to own the media, the parties and everything else is a totally artificial approach in today's interconnected world. You will soon find that 'your' NGOs are not 'yours' at all. |
In this sense, Germans have behind them 30 to 40 years of experience, which would be very essential for us. |
Let us go the voting stations, |