Pope John Paul II is *NOT* Dead (FOX Now reporting Heart/Brain still functioning)

April 1, 2005

[Dont Mention the War]

Confirmed.

[BlessedBeGod]

I'll bet Roger Ailes is just furious.

[sfimom]

As did I. May he rest in peace and beg the Lord to have mercy on all of us.

[MEG33]

Thank you..he had such goodness and humor in his face..
He has suffered much..No independent verification yet that God has called him home.

[Rutles4Ever]

FYI, the pope had NOT passed.

[dawn53]

CNN talking to somebody that says his EEG is flat, not his EKG. Something was lost in translation between Italian news agency and our news agency.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

I guess this gives O'Reilly a poor excuse to drag McBrien back on TV. Arrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!!!

[Oberon]

Do you suppose the Holy Father would forgive me for involuntarily flashing back to a Monty Python skit?

"I'm not not dead yet..."

[zeugma]

I'd like to share a bit of verse that I recently came across that has been going through my mind of late.

A Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of Your Peace.
Where there is hatred, let me so love.
Where there is injury, pardon,
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is dispair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light,
And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may
not so much be consoled as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive -
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

amen

[alarm rider]

My prayers are with him now. Most truly.

As a very new Catholic, (recently Episcopalian), might I ask someone respectfully if they could recommend a web-site where I might read up not only on the hierarchy, but the procedures the Cardinals must follow to elect (?) a new Pope?

Thanks,
AR

[afnamvet]

Truly, John Paul was a great man. A man of Christian principles and character. John Paul you will be missed.

[TheBigB]

Sincerely hoping this doesn't turn into Arafat redux...

[xsmommy]

fox is making a MESS of this.

[FourtySeven]

Wow, what a roller coaster.

[boxerblues]

GET YOUR INFORMATION RIGHT, SHEPARD

Not entirely Sheps fault, at the news conference the producer or other translator come over with the the comment the Pope is dead .

[Rutles4Ever]

I think we'll all forgive you at this point. The media seems to think it's part of a Monty Python skit...

[tfecw]

And that's who is going to have the final word. I don't care how many Nurses and Taxi drivers they get.

[KansasConservative1]

two of the centry's giants

[RockinRye]

I'm still trusting EWTN. The Vatican has plenty of incentive to steer the coverage the way they want.

[MinuteGal]

I'm not the biggest Shep fan in the world, but I bet he feels just awful about this.

I'll bet the Pope would forgive him with his impish grin and a wink.

Leni

[propertius]

looks like no-one picked up Italian media reports in this manner apart from Fox. Most other networks urged caution and said let's wait for the official announcement.