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April 01, 2005

A Little Premature

ABCNews Headline: "Pope Said Conscious, in Grave Condition."

Did they have to use the word "grave?"

On a serious note, the Pope did suffer heart failure and seems to be looking forward to joining the Savior:

He said the 84-year-old pontiff had been "informed of the gravity of his situation" and rather than be hospitalized, he decided to stay in his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square, where thousands of pilgrims gathered to pray for him.

Navarro-Valls said John Paul asked aides to read him the biblical passage describing the final stage of the Way of the Cross, the path that Christ took to his Crucifixion. In that stage, according to the Bible, Christ's body was taken down from the cross, wrapped in a linen shroud and placed in his tomb.

Navarro-Valls said the pope followed attentively and made the sign of the cross.

"This is surely an image I have never seen in these 26 years," Navarro-Valls said. Choking up, he walked out of the room.

Posted by bubba138 at April 1, 2005 07:46 AM