Pope To Visit Poland Tomorrow

Tomorrow Pope Benedict XVI begins a five day visit to Poland. Benedict, the first German to become Pope since the 11th century, will include in his trip a visit to Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp. Benedict as a boy belonged to Hitler Youth when membership was obligatory. (Bloomberg News.) Government television stations in Poland have banned advertisements for "inappropriate products" during the Pope's visit. There will be no ads for lingerie, beer or tampons, and no ads with sexual innuendos, on state TV during his visit. (The Observer.) Yesterday's Chicago Tribune carried a long background article on the continuing strength of Catholicism and the Catholic Church in Poland.