KNOCK, Ireland — In 1979, Ireland was enthralled as a visit by Pope John Paul II brought out millions at locations across the land. Out of a population of just over 3 million at the time, this massive turnout was seen as a triumphal indicator of the strength of Irish Catholicism.
When Hilaire Belloc wrote “Europe is the faith, and the faith Europe,” he may have had Ireland in mind....
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