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2005-04-01 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Bulldog 2005-04-01 5:39:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "grave condition", "congestive heart failure" Fox reports. He just made a flurry of appointments and accepted a bunch of resignations of bishops worldwide - leaving his last impressions on the Catholic world. I hope they replace him with someone as strong, compassionate, yet forward-thinking. Someone who will clean house of pedophile priests. Anything less is a failure before they even start

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-01 9:55:08 AM|| 2005-04-01 9:55:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hard to think of another world figure who never once changed his message as far as I can recall.
Think of the "current events" in play on the day he was named Pope until today. Jimmy Carter in the White House, Communism around the world, Cold War.

Sinaed O'Conner had hair, before she didn't... althought I think now she does.

Posted by Capsu78 2005-04-01 11:25:28 AM|| 2005-04-01 11:25:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 # 1 Frank- you are 100% correct- clean up the religion! Also, let him die peacefully and comfortably- Unlike Terri Schiavo.

Andrea Jackson

Posted by ANdrea Jackson 2005-04-01 11:35:17 AM|| 2005-04-01 11:35:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 ...Someone who will clean house of pedophile priests.

I'm not a Catholic, Frank G, but I would think someone suggest Mahony and Law should stay home from the election. Anyone who'd either of them would support would be suspect, even though everything is supposedly super secret, and people under thier direction were the most public of the offenders...

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-01 11:37:31 AM|| 2005-04-01 11:37:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Italian news agency reports that John Paul has died. No confirmation by Vatican yet.

Posted by Steve 2005-04-01 1:26:11 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:26:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Steve : FOX and Drudge too...

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-01 1:28:43 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:28:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Reuters says so too.

Posted by growler 2005-04-01 1:31:20 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:31:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Italian RAI television (via satellite)

IL PAPA HA MORTO

Posted by True German Ally 2005-04-01 1:33:32 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:33:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Or maybe not

Posted by True German Ally 2005-04-01 1:43:02 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:43:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I think they jumped too soon. I would wait until the Vatican does the news release.

I hope God comforts Pope Johannus Paulus II in his suffering and receives him soon - he has truly been a giant, even in suffering and dying he is showing us the way of Christ.

This is truly a man who walked the walk and carried the Cross while doing so.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-01 1:48:05 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:48:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Fox and Drudge pulled back too...

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-01 1:48:10 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:48:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Fox and Drudge pulled back too...

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-01 1:48:10 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:48:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 There's procedures for everything, folks...

The formal Vatican tradition goes like this:
When a pope dies, the prefect of the papal household, currently American Archbishop James Harvey, tells the camerlengo, or chamberlain, who is the most important official running the Holy See in the period between the death of a pope and the election of a new one.
The camerlengo, now Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo of Spain, must then verify the death â a process which in the past was done by striking the forehead of the pope with a silver hammer.
The camerlengo then tells the vicar of Rome, who informs the people of the city.
The prefect of the papal household then tells the dean of the College of Cardinals, now Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who then formally informs the rest of the college, ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, and heads of state around the world.

Posted by tu3031 2005-04-01 1:54:26 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:54:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 CNN:The Vatican denies reports in Italian media that Pope John Paul II has died.

Posted by tu3031 2005-04-01 1:59:49 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:59:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 With a what?

Posted by Maxwell 2005-04-01 2:01:15 PM|| 2005-04-01 2:01:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Yeah, I saw that coming...

Posted by tu3031 2005-04-01 2:02:23 PM|| 2005-04-01 2:02:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Maxwell, the Vatican is a bit older than modern medecine that can diagnose death without doubt.

That's what the silver hammer was for.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-04-01 3:07:43 PM|| 2005-04-01 3:07:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 The Chittagong RAB is en route to Rome...

/just kidding. I'm not Catholic, but I honor John Paul II and mourn his passing. He's been "my" Pope for most of my life...

Posted by Seafarious 2005-04-01 3:18:58 PM|| 2005-04-01 3:18:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 TGA - that was a pun, by name.

Maxwell's Silver Hammer...

(Beatles did a song on this)

Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-01 3:51:03 PM|| 2005-04-01 3:51:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Silver Hammer?

Do they expect him to say, "Ouch"?

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-01 4:42:31 PM|| 2005-04-01 4:42:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Happy travels John Paul . You have carried a heavy burdon for too long . Sleep well , and make sure to bag me an allotment (small garden) up there huh ?

coming from a non religious person with a heart :)

Posted by MacNails 2005-04-01 4:50:46 PM|| 2005-04-01 4:50:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 ha , the total hypocrisy of my last post ... perhaps there is a god after all !

Posted by MacNails 2005-04-01 4:53:24 PM|| 2005-04-01 4:53:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 What is this morbid stuff of betting houses in UK taking odds on the successor at this time?

I would think they should wait until the funeral is concluded...

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-01 5:38:15 PM|| 2005-04-01 5:38:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 well , ladbrokes is short of publicity at the moment .... but then again , they like riding on a pit pony

Posted by MacNails 2005-04-01 5:41:30 PM|| 2005-04-01 5:41:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 Yahoo News Streaming Vatican

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-01 6:28:54 PM|| 2005-04-01 6:28:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 Rantbugers,

I'm outta here. Headed to the parish - we are going to say a rosay and then go give John Paul II a good old fashioned Irish Wake down at a local Irish Pub. Sinlge Malt. At least 10 years old (getting the 21 years old Bushmills Single Malt myself).

We Catholics are lucky God let us keep him a quarter of a century. Here's to you JP-II, and thanks God!

Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-01 7:33:00 PM|| 2005-04-01 7:33:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 Old Spook, drink to the guy who was Communism's worst nightmare! I'll do the same, with the best Scotch money can buy.

Oh btw, according to the Vatican, the silver hammer is an urban legend. The camerlengo would call the Pope three times by his birth name, asking him in Latin whether he slept. This ceremony is no longer used, either.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-04-01 7:55:52 PM|| 2005-04-01 7:55:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#28 good day OS! I'm toasting and tearing up by myself (better that way). Pride of the Poles and we Catholics should be thankful

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-01 7:59:20 PM|| 2005-04-01 7:59:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#29 JOHN PAUL II is a great man and a great Pope - it would not surprise me iff one day he's recommended for Sainthood. As I'd posted on the Net several years ago, He is not destined to die until certain knowledge and world events take place, both of which have direct consequence on the proverbial or so-called "Second Coming of Christ". This WOT is one of these events - once The Failed/Angry Left succeed in suborning America to OWG and Communist World Order, the Catholic Church and World JudaeoChristianity will be next for PC schism and destruction, regardless of denomination or belief, NOT EVEN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN MOSCOW, etal. WILL BE SPARED! Lefty commentators argue that God is a fake - not good, people, not good or correct at all!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-04-01 9:06:35 PM|| [http://n/a] 2005-04-01 9:06:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#30 BigEd - Strategy Page has had odds on both death and replacement for awhile on their Prediction Market.. I guess playing all their bets is just another nail in my coffin. Not that it will make any difference!

Posted by 3dc 2005-04-01 9:53:56 PM|| 2005-04-01 9:53:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#31 I think they jumped too soon. I would wait until the Vatican does the news release.

I hope God comforts Pope Johannus Paulus II in his suffering and receives him soon - he has truly been a giant, even in suffering and dying he is showing us the way of Christ.

This is truly a man who walked the walk and carried the Cross while doing so.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-01 1:48:05 PM|| 2005-04-01 1:48:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#32 TGA - that was a pun, by name.

Maxwell's Silver Hammer...

(Beatles did a song on this)

Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-01 3:51:03 PM|| 2005-04-01 3:51:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#33 Rantbugers,

I'm outta here. Headed to the parish - we are going to say a rosay and then go give John Paul II a good old fashioned Irish Wake down at a local Irish Pub. Sinlge Malt. At least 10 years old (getting the 21 years old Bushmills Single Malt myself).

We Catholics are lucky God let us keep him a quarter of a century. Here's to you JP-II, and thanks God!

Posted by OldSpook 2005-04-01 7:33:00 PM|| 2005-04-01 7:33:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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