Max Pearson
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1,342 appearances
10 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 11 Apr
Max Pearson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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We had an excellent view, thanks to Dad.
We were about probably 50 metres at the most, maybe 20 metres from where the altar was.
We had a terrific view.
We didn't even need binoculars.
I remember Dad saying when they had the planning meetings, they had all the maps laid out on the table of where everything was going to be.
And the Māori people, they had the area almost right in front of the altar and everything, and we were immediately to the left of them.
And of course, being so good with languages, he did it all in English, which was fabulous.
So that made it really easy to follow, easy to understand and that.
His outer vestment was white, and he wore his mitre and everything like that, but I mean, he didn't celebrate Mass with that on.
He took it off when he got up onto the stage.
It was just so moving seeing this person all in white leading everybody, and all the Catholic people, just thousands and thousands of people,
just so enthused and following, you know, and I think it was genuine for many, many people, this following of it.
It wasn't sort of, oh, the Pope says it, let's do it sort of thing.
I think it was a bit more than that.
It was very uplifting spiritually, very much so, knowing that you were being guided and directed by the head of the church, you know, the number one.
Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ,
I rejoice to be in your midst.
Photographs of the time show some members of the crowd took the religious occasion as a chance to demonstrate their political beliefs.
Alongside flags are some banners of the Polish Solidarity Trade Union.
It encouraged protest against the government and was banned by the communist authorities in the Pope's home country.
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