MAN IN THE NEWS: Tadeusz Mazowiecki
A Catholic at the Helm
Cardinal's Meetings Noted
Indeed, as his official appointment seemed likely, some were suggesting that
there might be a relationship between his getting the job and the series of
unusual meetings that Cardinal Glemp held this week with the Communist
President, Wojciech Jaruzelski, and, earlier, with Moscow's Ambassador in
Warsaw, Vladmir I. Brovikov. A writer for a Catholic journal, reflecting Polish
sensibilities for history, noted that it was the first time Poland's Primate had
met with an Ambassador from Moscow since the 18th century.
Mr. Mazowiecki sought to give an answer to a question on his Catholicism
today when he was asked by a reporter whether he would be a Catholic prime
minister or a prime minister of Solidarity.
''Is there any contradiction between the two?'' he retorted. ''I would like
to reconcile the two.''
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