In his long diplomatic service of the Holy See around the world the author experienced Pope John Paul II. as Pontifex Massmediaticus. Never before was a pope more in the media glare than John Paul, never did a pope use the media as effectively to convey his message. For his success the following characteritics were imperative: his sociable and warm manners, his multilinguality, his comforting gestures and his interest in cultural diversity. Last but not least, he also had one important communicative idiosyncracy: to follow the logic and modalities of the bible which are not exactly those of the massmedia.
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