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On October 6, 1979, Pope John Paul II became the first Pontiff to visit the White House. In the video above, Jimmy Carter addresses the media following an hour-long meeting with the Pontiff in the Oval Office. Of their discussion, President Carter noted: “We share a belief that the church must in no way be confused with a political community, nor bound to any political system”. President Carter also spoke of the need for greater humanitarian intervention as a nation and as people.
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