Pope Benedict XVI taken to hospital after fall

Washington Post ^ | Friday, July 17, 2009 | AP

[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.

[saradippity]

The Pope waited and asked "to be treated like other patients-so he duly waited for his x-ray and for his turn in the operating room.

I can't help but think that this Pope captures what Jesus asked of Peter and his long line of successors,when in the last chapter of John,He said "follow me".

How different the world would be if the B/bishops would follow the Pope,who follows Jesus,and the priests would follow the B/bishops and the the remainder of us Catholics would follow the priests leading us back to the Father as one unified Body of Christ.

I sure wish they would at least turn themselves around and wear the vestments with the cross on their back at Mass. It was a regular reminder of what it's all about.

I love this Pope.

[ELS]

Pope Benedict XVI leaving the hospital

[iowamark]

[Mrs. Don-o]

Clap your hands everybody
If you got what it takes
'Cause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know
That these are the breaks.

Throw your hands up in the sky
And wave 'em 'round from side to side
And if you deserve a break tonight
Somebody say alright!
(All right) Say ho-oo!
(Ho-oo!) And you don't stop
Keep on, somebody scream!
(Owwwww!) Break down!

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(Mrs. Don-o bows, fractured but undefeated.)

[MasonGal]

I love this Pope, too!!!

[Ciexyz]

May he recover soon.

[fatima]

:) Passed it on to a soul partner.Up High.