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A large crowd is gathered to see Pope John Paul II celebrate an open air mass outside of Our Lady of Suyapa Basilica in Suyapa, a suburb of Tegucigalpa, during his visit to Honduras. Two armed Honduran soldiers stand in the middle. During his visit to Honduras, Pope John Paul II reinforced the Catholic Church's conservative teachings, warning the faithful to reject all things contrary to the gospel, including "ideologies that lower the dignity of men and women." He also warned lay clergy to beware of being coopted by "radical political groups." In so doing, he reinforced the Church's opposition to the liberation of the region from foreign intervention and domination. Richard Cross took this image in 1983 while covering the presidential election and War of Liberation in El Salvador. Una multitud de personas yace reunida para presenciar al Papa Juan Pablo II celebrar una misa al aire libre afuera de la Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Suyapa en Suyapa, un suburbio de Tegucigalpa, durante su visita a Honduras. Dos soldado hondureños armados se observan parado en el medio. Durante su visita a Honduras, el Papa Juan Pablo II reforzó las enseñanzas conservadoras de la iglesia católica, advirtiendole a sus feligreces la necesidad de rechazar todo que fuera contrario al evangelio incluyendo a las "ideologias que denigran la dignidad de los hombres y las mujeres". También advirtió a los ministros laicos, pidiendoles que tuvieran cuidad a que no fueran cooptados por "grupos politicos radicales". Así, el Papa reforzó la oposición de la iglesia hacia la liberación de la región del yugo de la intervención y dominación extranjera. Richard Cross tomó esta fotografía en 1983 durante su estadía en El Salvador cubriendo las elecciones y la guerra de liberación.
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