On this Day in our History: Pope flies into Fort Simpson to greet the faithful - Windspeaker.com

On this Day in our History: Pope flies into Fort Simpson to greet the faithful Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Thursday, September 20th, 2018 12:01pm Image Nearly 5,000 people waited in the rainy weather in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. for Pope John Paul II, who was keeping a promise made in 1984. That year, when he had attempted to land in the community, heavy fog prevented his visit. The Pontiff, known locally as Yahtita—priest of priests—fulfilled the rescheduled trip on Sept. 20, 1987. The Pope donned a white caribou skin robe to celebrate mass. He talked about his support of Indigenous s…