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Article: South Africa Celebrations Top Pope's African Trip
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- The New York Beacon
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- September 27, 1995
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Brian Murphy
New York Beacon, The
09-27-1995
South Africa Celebrations Top Pope's African Trip.
With celebrations and challenges awaiting, Pope John Paul II arrived in Africa today on a trip that tests the fabric that meshes the Church and the continent's social and political crises.
The high point of the six-day trip will also be one of the milestones of John Paul's 17-year papacy: kissing the ground in South Africa, now free of the scourge of apartheid.
After a 5 1/2-hour flight, John Paul landed in Cameroon this afternoon and was met by President Paul Biya, whose authoritarian style prompted some criticism of the pope's decision to visit.
"Since he opted to come, the pope owes Cameroonians ...