In Poland, the threat of a Soviet intervention was enough for the Polish army to decide a state of emergency in 1981 in order to stop Solidarity. ... The Pope himself was a big supporter of the Solidarity movement in Poland. ... The Pope when coming to Poland never forgot the mention Solidarity he exhorted the people to unite and gave them a pugnacious spirit. ...

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