Today, in 1961, East Germany sealed its border with the West, imprisoning millions of Germans behind the Iron Curtain. Also today, in 1962, the Roman Catholic Church promised not to condemn Communism. (In return, members of the Russian Orthodox Church would attend some of their meetings.) There is a lot of blame to go around.

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