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Looks like the Pope passed away too
Man they say these things come in threes... Johnny Cochrane, Terri, and the Pope.
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cnn had a breaking news alert that Italian Media is reporting he is dead and they are trying to confrim it. They pulled it off the main page 5 min later..
So..
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Regardless of your religious affiliation, he is an extraordinary man
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Indeed - a lesser man would have stepped down but he fought to the end.
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Hmm - never mind - the Italian press agency that leaked it took it back - I guess he's still hanging in there.
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That would be one wicked joke on the Catholic population if this was an April Fools joke....
/ducks.....
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he is alive so they say but they say he will not get better any more he is slipping away its hours or days now
its very sad but it is his time just to say this guy was probibly sicker than anybody on earth in the past months and he still made it this far he is very strong
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I know that - but they probably would have broken tradition in this particular case - particularly since he has been so physically weak for so long.
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Herald Columnist (From the issue of 3/3/05) Since Pope John Paul II has been ill, the media have mentioned his possible retirement. Can a pope retire? Has a pope ever retired in history? — A reader in Alexandria The Holy Father may retire if he chooses. The Code of Canon Law states, "If it should happen that the Roman Pontiff resigns his office, it is required for validity that he makes the resignation freely and that it be duly manifested, but not that it be accepted by anyone" (Canon 332, No. 2). Nevertheless, when a pope is elected as the Successor of St. Peter, the Church expects that he will remain in office until his death. However, in the history of the Church, a few popes have resigned for various reasons, and a few have been deposed for various reasons. The first pope to resign was Pope St. Pontian, who was elected as the Successor of St. Peter on July 21, 230. During the persecution of Christians under Emperor Maximinus Thrax, St. Pontian was exiled to Sardinia and condemned to work in the salt mines, which no one was meant to survive. Therefore, he resigned as pope on Sept. 28, 235, to enable the election of a new pope, St. Anteros, who could govern the Church. Pope St. Pontian was martyred in 236 (237), either from ill treatment in general or from a mortal beating.
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That's what I'm saying - I figured there had to be loopholes in cannon law somewhere
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The only tradition that has been broken was they used to give Vatican employees(similar to our Civil Service) about a 1000 dollar bonus when ever a pope would pass away.I believe it was a grievance type pay. But when they had 2 popes go back to back they pretty much stopped that tradition. My Italian friend here at work has family that work for the Vatican and has some great stories he shares on how things work in the city.
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I learn so many new and interesting things when I haunt the lounge.....
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Quick someone call the tang police!!! Fishinchick they will not let you get away with that avatar!!
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I was wathcing the news yesterday and a doctor was interviewed regarding the physical health of the Pope. Apparently he is not in as bad of a condition as the press makes it seem. Of course, he is ill, but the medical treatment he has received has really been overkill compared to the treatment an average elderly person would receive with a similar health issue, which makes sence because he is the Pope, but is also probably why he has received so much attention recently from the media. Well, that's what the doctor said...
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Well, looks like I was wrong...the Pope is dead...
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fishinchick,
Love the Avatar! Did you see my Anti Yellow Tang thread a while back?
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