
he's a very old person going into hospital, it's enough of a suggestion that people are thinking he might pop off soon, otherwise the Vatican wouldn't be spending so much time assuring people he is okay.
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Sat 5 Feb 2005, 21:16,
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a very true statement. :[
Hopefully he will be okay, though I have my fears.
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Sat 5 Feb 2005, 21:17,
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Hopefully he will be okay, though I have my fears.

They won't just leave the position vacant.
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Sat 5 Feb 2005, 21:19,
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"Shop the new pope"...
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Sat 5 Feb 2005, 21:20,
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Will inevitably happen in a year or two, though.
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Sat 5 Feb 2005, 21:21,
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Is the reason all these people are praying for him because he is a particularly outstanding pope? If he wasn't such a great pope, would they just shug their shoulders and pray for whoever? Or are popes in fact fungible? In which case being concerned about his impending death is foolish.
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Sat 5 Feb 2005, 21:22,
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Not heard that word before. I might find out if it actually exists then start using it.
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Sat 5 Feb 2005, 21:30,
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he goes on about poverty, AIDS, and children dying in 3rd world countries, and yet won`t advocate contraception because it`s against the teachings of the church - which bases its religion on the bible, which also states that only Jesus can forgive sins; interesting that priests can do that
fucking load of wankers
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Sat 5 Feb 2005, 21:28,
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fucking load of wankers