By David Willey
BBC correspondent in Rome
Red Army choristers used to sing about "razing the churches"...
Pope John Paul II has marked his 26th year as head of the Roman Catholic Church by attending a concert given by Russia's Red Army choir.
Unthinkable before the fall of the Soviet Union, the event staged in the Vatican's general audience hall was televised live in Italy and Russia.
A Swiss Guard marched across the stage and a Russian military guard goose-stepped in the opposite direction.
Cossack dancers capered where religious ceremonies normally take place.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3748554.stmMaybe old pal Licio Gelli arranged this apt treat for JP2????