Pope has died...

[FORD]

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Italian media gave contradictory reports about Pope John Paul's vital signs on Friday, first saying his heart and brain activity had stopped and then reporting this was not true.

There was no official comment from the Vatican.

The first reports, picked up by the state broadcaster RAI, said his electrocardiogram had gone flat. The ADNkronos news agency said monitoring showed his brain activity had halted.

But Sky Italia television later quoted Vatican sources saying both his brain and heart were still functioning.

[Roy Munson]

Now Drudge says that he's still alive!

What an asshole.

[steve]

Originally posted by BigBadBrian
Only if your boyfriend approves.

Good comeback.

So whadaya say, BBB?

[Roy Munson]

Originally posted by FORD
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Italian media gave contradictory reports about Pope John Paul's vital signs on Friday, first saying his heart and brain activity had stopped and then reporting this was not true.

There was no official comment from the Vatican.

The first reports, picked up by the state broadcaster RAI, said his electrocardiogram had gone flat. The ADNkronos news agency said monitoring showed his brain activity had halted.

But Sky Italia television later quoted Vatican sources saying both his brain and heart were still functioning.

Speculation...confusion...

[steve]

Originally posted by Roy Munson
What? Did the Pope declare a ban on extra-small size Trojans?

It's all good to joke about...till an altar boy gets pregnant.

[FORD]

This is a perfect example of what's wrong with the corporate media. Too much emphasis on sensationalism and trying to beat the other guy to the story and nobody bothers to check the fucking facts first.

Never mind that there's a few million Catholics out there waiting for the inevitable bad news. And given the influence of Catholicsim in many countries, the passing of a Pope has worldwide impliciations.

You don't jump the gun with shit like this. Didn't some of these whores run Reagan's obituary a few weeks before he actually died?

[FORD]

Vatican Denies Media Reports Pope Has Died
Fri Apr 1, 2005 02:10 PM ET

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican denied on Friday reports in some Italian media that Pope John Paul had died.

"It is not true that the Pope is dead and there is no truth that his electro-encephalogram is flat because there is no such machine in the papal apartments," a Vatican official said.

[Jesterstar]

Just let him fucking Die if he isn't already. The dude is tired and probably exausted from harboring Child molesters his whole life.

[Phil theStalker]

Originally posted by Jesterstar
Just let him fucking Die if he isn't already. The dude is tired and probably exausted from harboring Child molesters his whole life.

I mourn with Jesterstar.

[kentuckyklira]

Fuck the old fart!

[FORD]

Not the time for this sort of thing, guys....

[vanzilla]

I'm not a religious man. I don't agree with some of the Pope's policies or the way he handled the child molestation cases, but I think he's helped a lot of people in this world. I probably disagree with a lot of what he stands for, but I have respect for the man. It's a sad day for all that follow him.

RIP John Paul.

[Roy Munson]

Originally posted by FORD
Not the time for this sort of thing, guys....

Thanks, FORD.

[Roy Munson]

Originally posted by Jesterstar
Just let him fucking Die if he isn't already. The dude is tired and probably exausted from harboring Child molesters his whole life.

Shouldn't you be thanking him then?

[Ally_Kat]

Originally posted by Jesterstar
Just let him fucking Die if he isn't already.

No one's holding him back from death and he's not on any machines. It's just playing the waiting game right now.

Not a good time to be around the Polish Brooklyn/Queens border by me.