Norman Davies

God and mammon

The Pope may have triumphed over communism, says Norman Davies, but capitalism has not been kind to the Church

issue 09 April 2005

Krakow

The greatest churchman of modern times is dead; and the most Catholic nation in Europe is bereft. John Paul II, ‘Papa Wojtyla’ has passed on to a better life. His faithful compatriots must fend for themselves. Men and women weep without shame. Requiem services are celebrated every hour from dawn till midnight.

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Norman Davies
Norman Davies is professor emeritus at University College London, an honorary fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, and the author of several books on Polish and European history.

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