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August, 1993 Denver, Colorado Associated Press P ope John Paul II used some of the harshest rhetoric of his 15-year papacy to decry abortion and euthanasia during a four-day trip to the United States. On the last day of his visit, with Vice President A1 Gore standing nearby, the Pope denounced the "culture of death." "The culture of life means respect for nature and protection of God's work of creation," John Paul said in a farewell address at Stapleton International Airport. "In a special way, it means respect for human life from the first moment of conception until its natural end," said Pope John Paul II. Earlier in the day medical crews were overwhelmed as 14,000 people sought treatment during and after an outdoor Mass that the pontiff celebrated at a park just outside Denver. The Mass formally concluded World Youth Day, the biennial pilgrimage of international youth convened by the Pope. The Big Picture