The Pope also worked over the next years to help the people in Poland gain their freedom through ways other than cooperation. The Catholic Churches in Poland helped start and develop the underground movement. They gave them a place to meet, helped publish newspapers to inform people of what was happening, and helped support and protect the leaders of the underground. The Pope also appointed Bishops in Poland that were against Communism. Lech Walesa was the leader of the Solidarity Union in Poland which was the union of people that started the revolution. He stated that the Pope called on the people of Poland and Eastern Europe to “change the face of the world and his message liberated the world who then forced politicians to sanction
