Pope John Paul II said this during his visit to India in 1999:
“…. we can pray that in the third Christian millennium a great harvest of faith will be reaped in this vast and vital continent…”
Yesterday October 31 , 2021 , Pope Frances receiving PM of India Narendra Modi in the Vatican, reciprocated the latter’s gift by giving him a bronze medallion featuring a tree with the inscription:
“THE DESERT WILL BECOME A GARDEN”.
If Modi thinks he is the Master of Optics, the Pope knows he is one better : Papa Pontifex Summus Pontifex is the PhD of Optics!
The Vatican has not given up on the hope that in the “3rd Christian Millennium” it shall continue to keep sowing until one day the time to reap the harvest arrives ….
Sudarshan Madabushi