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Pope John Paul II travels inside the Popemobile through a busy street in Tegucigalpa during his visit to Honduras. The Popemobile is escorted by two motorized transit police officers on motorcycles. A large crowd of people can be seen standing on both sides of the road witnessing the day's events. 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. El Papa Juan Pablo II viaja dentro del Papamóvil sobre una calle concurrida de Tegucigalpa durante su visita a Honduras. El Papamóvil es escoltado por dos oficiales de policía motorizados. Una multitud de personas se observa sobre los costados del camino observando los eventos del día. 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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