Announcement of John Paul II becoming Pope October 1978

[rsmithegreat]

John Paul The Second Throne.

[ksol1460tv]

Wow -- this is awesome!

At the end they say he's about to give his first speech. You can hear the speech at v=4K_iBXbE3UI.

[rockinrobintweets]

What a joyful day that was

[smichelle65]

Love how everyone was instantly taken by him. He was a star the second he stepped onto the balcony, with that big, friendly smile on his face.

[kiemur1]

The man who ruled the Catholic church during the years of the scandalous cover up of clerical sex abuse!

[umaara100]

What a great moment in history.I was nine when this happened.I remember how shocked i was when Pope John1 passed away after serving for only over 30 days.I got up in the morning and my older brother turned on the Today Show and there his body was laying out in white.

[MrTeddyBass]

We are fortunate to have lived in his lifetime and witnessed him. He was and always will be a treasure!

[sfowatcher]

The beginning of a great Papacy!

[anetatube]

did anyone has a second part ??

[ickiepooo]

Who would have dreamed what this man would do? One man, and he ended communism in Europe. Saint indeed.

[frosty0929]

Did someone in the crowd call out "Wojtyla!" at 0:52, just before the cardinal began to speak?

[AllieCat356]

I LOVE HIM. A WONDERFUL MAN. DURING WWII AND BEYOND!

[Medleyitis]

One of my favorite moments in this video is at about 1:28 when, as soon as Cardinal Felici announces (in Latin) Karol Wojtyla's first name ("Carolum"), before he even announces the surname, you can hear Father O'Keefe blurt out in a very loud whisper to Peter Jennings, "Pole! Wojtyla! Polish!" What a moment. Thank you very much for posting this.

[Polethebear76]

@Medleyitis To me it sounds like he says "Oh,Wojtyla!" kind of in suprise. Like,they decided to pick him. Because as he says he was aware they had him in mind but he might not have thought they would go that route. No one really did. But,you maybe right. It was a great moment,nevertheless. Thanks,bobcnn1

[Polethebear76]

@Medleyitis Okay,I think I heard him say polish so it sounds like you right. Take care,

Polethebear

[phatcrayonz]

I was born right when the last pope died. So this was the only pope I had really known since Benedict. I loved John Paul II. He was so loving. I am proud to be Catholic. :)

[MrMiguelE]

they cheered a lot when Cardinal Felici shouted the name "Ioannes Pauli (John Paul)"

[ctwhalerman]

It took me a while to realize that was a young Peter Jennings, probably my favorite newsman of all time.

[irvindale]

The very great day. When can the world witness another day like this?

[ojonada]

@irvindale We don`t know, but... just imagine what these day meant for Polish people in our Country of atheistic communism and Soviet domination! I still miss him... ;(

[Gretinia]

Thank you!!!