Pope John Paul II gives a blessing to believers on a ski jumping range in Zakopane, southern Poland, Friday June 6, 1997. The Pope is on an eleven-day tour through his home country. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti)

Pope John Paul II poses during a trip to the mountains near Zakopane, southern Poland, Friday, June 6, 1997. The Pope is on an eleven-day tour through his home country. (AP Photo / Vatican Pool)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/WOJTEK LASKI VI pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski, Zakopane 07.06.1997. Msza i konsekracja kosciola Niepokalanego Serca Maryi na Krzeptowkach. N/z: papiez blogosławi wiernych zgromadzonych w kosciele