HE rain was bucketing down for much of the morning, but nobody really
minded, least of all the man who was up there on the stage in front of a
crowd heading for 300,000.
The occasion was Pope John Paul’s appearance at Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway, as part of his Irish visit. It was September 29, 1979, and Eamonn Casey was in his element. He had been selected as the man to be the warm-up act for Pope John Paul II.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/fall-from-grace-of-the-human-face-of-church-hierarchy-445185.html
The occasion was Pope John Paul’s appearance at Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway, as part of his Irish visit. It was September 29, 1979, and Eamonn Casey was in his element. He had been selected as the man to be the warm-up act for Pope John Paul II.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/fall-from-grace-of-the-human-face-of-church-hierarchy-445185.html