POPE JOHN PAUL II WAS ABLE TO HEAR CONFESSIONS FROM WORSHIPPERS ON GOO...

World | March 29, 2002, Friday // 00:00

Pope John Paul II was able to hear confessions from worshippers on Good Friday despite earlier concerns over his health. An arthritic knee prevented the ailing 81-year-old pope celebrate Mass for the second time in a week on Thursday. But the pontiff was able to listen to traditional Good Friday confessions from nine Roman Catholics at St Peter's Basilica. He was taken into the basilica standing on a wheeled platform to save him walking -- a common sight during the past two years.

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