The Pope has died

“Drudge has confirmed it.”

“yeah, they're saying unconfirmed at the mo I think.”

“Reuters says Italian media is reporting he is dead, but the Vatican has not yet confirmed.”

“cnn.com working to confirm...
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“Not seeing it on cnn.com, do see it on drudge, not anywhere else yet.”

“CNN is always last”

“They just took it off of cnn.com. I guess they received conflicting info.”

“They'll send up the black smoke when he dies, so everyone will know pretty quick.”

“Isn't the black smoke for when they elect a new pope?”

“That's white smoke.

I'm not Catholic, but I'm pretty sure that's right.
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“yes/.. watch Eurotrip again if you aren't sure.

;)”

“The black smoke is when a vote for a new Pope fails to select one. They burn straw with the ballots to make the smoke black.”

“Drudge now says his brain and heart are still functioning.”

“This on KYW newsradio in Philly: "The Vatican said his breathing was shallow and his kidneys were failing after complications from a urinary tract infection."”

“Ahh, thanks Bit, do they have a specific sign for when he dies then?”

“Listen, everyone, NOW is the time to invade - while they're weak and confused without a leader! Those swiss pansies in their stripey suits won't be able to stand up tou our marines! GO! NOW!!!”

“I'm not Catholic either, but you have to have some respect for the man. He does have the same birthday as me, May 18th. Too bad he won't live to see his next one. When I heard about his heart stopping today and they administered drugs or CPR to revive him, then renal (kidney) failure, I knew the end was near.”

“Not that I know of, Bison, at least not in the way of smoke.”

“INVADE! FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH!”

“Just checked drudge.com and the report there is that he is conscious but in grave condition.”

“Karo, I agree he has been a great man regardless of his religion. My birthday is also May 18.”

“Yahoo is reporting he died.

there was also this report, which may be what bison was thinking about:


Over the centuries, the most traditional and telling signal that a pope has died has been the tolling of the Vatican's bells, which prompts churches across Rome to join in.


But there is also the symbolic shutting of the Bronze Door, a massive portal beneath a portico off St. Peter's Square that is closed when a pope dies and is kept shut until a new pontiff is elected.”

“Very definitely one of the giants of our times. He was a major factor in the end of communism, a champion of human rights, and a tireless advocate for the common person.

I'm neither Catholic nor very religious, but this was a great man.”

“Do you realize how much money the US could add to its economy by invading vatican city? We'd be set for ten more years of tax cuts!

Let's end the theocracy of that poor little nation and INVADE!”

“Daily Telegraph is reporting that he lost consciousness.”

“From an MSNBC news article on the subject:

The bronze door beneath a portico off St. Peter’s Square — which is traditionally shut when a pope dies — had one of its massive doors closed early Friday as about 30 police officers stood nearby. The door normally is closed every night at 8 p.m. and reopened the next morning.

I think that must be the new "one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel" simbol.”

“Sheesh. You people are letting a golden opportunity slip by.

BTW, may those who were inspired by the Pope remember him in their prayers and dreams. My condolences.”

“That's too cool! We should celebrate when we finally meet. I still can't believe I haven't met embear and she lives in Nashvegas. (for now) Are ya'll still going to the Goodbye to Yam hike??? I will try to make it.”

“Vatican denies reports PJPII has died, cnn.com.”

“Yeah Karo, I'll be on that trip.”

“Roll back the stone:

DEVELOPING STORY The Vatican denies reports in Italian media that Pope John Paul II has died.”

“God Bless Karol Wojtyla!”

“Vatican reports that the Pope sat up in bed and yelled out "sike", and then "April Fools". CNN working to confirm.”

“I saw the man twice in my lifetime - once at the Silverdome and once in Denver.

I was in high school for the Denver visit. We spread our sleeping bags out on the ground and had a big slumber party the night before. There were people from everywhere beating on drums and having a good time.

This Pope took an institution - the papacy - that could have died and made it a position to be reckoned with. Before you can exercise power, you must possess it. Pope John Paul II grabbed that power with both hands.”

“From the way it sounds, he won't last a lot longer. Septic shock has set in. Organs are failing.”

“lol at techntrek

Bison and Karo...my daughter's b-day is also May 18. She'll be 15 this year.”

“he can't die yet. He still has 14 yrs 11 months and 2 weeks to go before they can take that feeding tube out.”

“He is/was a great man.”

“When he was shot, I was working for a daily paper in Virginia. We held that day's edition up until the very last moment in an attempt to avoid having the wrong headline. We were checking the AP wires every five minutes and pulling laserphotos off the machine literally as soon as they finished printing.”

“he is conscious but in grave condition.”
Geobeet
12:55:04 PM
4/01/05


Does "grave condition" mean he is buried alive.

I always though they put dead in graves, except Uma Thurman in Kill Bill II of course.”

“GEEE, thanks a lot! I was planning on watching that movie when I got home tonight! You ruined it!

Guess I will have to watch Love Story for the 64th time.”

“guess you will.

Would you like the rest of the plot now that you no longer intend to watch it ??”

“yum...Uma Thurman
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“The vatican is denying that he is dead. This is at about 1pm, WA state time. I don't see a reason to lie about whether he is dead or not.”

“I got that from CNN news.”

“When I die, put that picture of Uma in front of me. I'll be back!”

“Not sure why it's so important for everyone to know the exact moment when he dies. He's a human, therefore he will die. He's very very sick and will probably die pretty soon. Why not wait 'till he dies and then crank up the media machine?”

“Apparently some Italian news organization put out the report. Drudge apparently jumped on it. At no time did I see CNN or any other news organization publish it as a confirmed report. The backpedalling came fast and furious.

Yahoo had it up for about an hour. It's gone now.”

“Damn liberal media!”

“In Italy it's probably damn socialist media.”