Posted on 07/17/2009 1:24:58 AM PDT by iowamark
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican spokesman says Pope Benedict XVI has been taken to a hospital in northern Italy after slipping and falling during his vacation in the Alps.
The Rev. Federico Lombardi says Benedict "slipped and got hurt" but that "it doesn't seem to be serious."...
The ANSA news agency reported that Benedict walked into the hospital with an aide.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Courtesy ping from a Lutheran...
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3551976745
“”Val D’Aosta, 17 July (AKI) - Pope Benedict XVI fractured his wrist on Friday after a fall and was taken to a hospital in the northwestern Italian region of Val D’Aosta, hospital and Vatican sources told Adnkronos. Vatican reports said the pontiff fell and was taken to the emergency service of the Umberto Parini hospital, located in the Aosta Valley at 9.45am local time and was seen entering the hospital on foot, accompanied by his staff.
Benedict underwent a few medical tests “after a fall in the house where he is staying, of which the consequences do not seem to be worrying,” the Vatican’s press office head Father Federico Lombardi told Adnkronos.
“We will wait, however, to see the results of the examinations,” he said.
The pontiff is in the Val D’Aosta region, located in the Italian Alps for a 16-day vacation that began on 13 July.””
Probably while skiing.
Now that creates quite a Larsonesque mind picture
doesn’t it.
This one says it was his ankle:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090717/wl_afp/vaticanpopehospital_20090717082438
“”ROME (AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI on Friday went to a hospital emergency room after falling and hurting his ankle while on holiday in northern Italy, media reported.
“It’s nothing serious,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told the ANSA news agency.
The pope, 82, walked into the hospital in Val d’Aosta accompanied by his personal secretary Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, reports said.””
Others now saying fractured wrist after fall “in the bath”.
Fox News saying hospital confirms broken wrist.
would he survive that Obamacare ?
If he walked into the hospital, it was a wrist injury rather than ankle injury.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/5849172/Pope-Benedict-XVI-taken-to-hospital-after-breaking-wrist.html
“”Pope Benedict XVI is being treated in hospital for a broken wrist and twisted ankle after slipping in his bathroom while on holiday.
The Pope, 82, was able to walk to the the casualty department of the hospital after arriving with his private secretary, Mgr Georg Ganswein, just before 10am on Friday.””
I hope he is OK.
Best Wishes, Prayers up, and God Bless the Pope.
Hope he heals up quickly. The Pope is in pretty good shape in general. Too bad it had to happen while he was on vacation, although, in thinking about it, at least he has no heavy schedule to keep up with, so maybe if it had to happen, during vacation is probably a good thing.
First Hillary; now the Pope. Sweetie, you are quite the trend setter!
"Clowns to the left of me, Pontiffs to right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you."
Hope you are recovering well, Mrs.don-o.
Cheers!
Fractured wrist.
Speedy recovery!
God bless Pope Benedict and may he have a quick recovery.
Well, I don't know about that. I broke my foot a few years ago and not only walked into the hospital on it, I also walked all the way down the long corridor to the ER because everyone was rerouted due to construction at the hospital. I told them I didn't need a wheel chair. Stupidest thing I've ever done, lol. The Pope probably wouldn't do that, though. :-)
I read your post and contracted De javu. I had to read it over to be sure I hadn’t written it myself..
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