[Dog]

This is breaking on Fox...

[Coop]

God bless the Holy Father.

[Dog]

Ratzinger is one of the Pope's closest advisors...

[hobbes1]

ping.

[TexasGunLover]

I was able to see the Pope in Italy at his weekly Wednesday audience on September 3rd. He looked bad, but even as a protestant, I was touched by the love of God in his words. It was a very touching moment for me. I pray for him and that God will take him according to His plan.

[Delbert]

It will be very intersting to see who his successor will be. Pope John Paul II is a very good man, amazing how he has held on the way he has in spite of his fragile health. God bless him.

[Malacoda]

May God bless this Pope, and comfort him in his time of illness.

And may God guide the College of Cardinals to allow God to work through them, and elect as good and Godly a Pope as this one has been, to serve as the successor of the Fisherman.

[MEG33]

I am not Catholic but I ,too respect the Pope as a good and godly man.May God be with him always.

[Cicero]

May God bless him and take him to Himself when it is time.

Cardinal Ratzinger has been a faithful friend and right-hand man to the Pope. He too is getting old and would have retired if it were not for his sense of duty.

God bless them both, and may the next Pope be faithful too. The Church and the world need it.

[Int]

"The Pope Has No Complex About Appearing Frail"

[biblewonk]

He is the most Marian pope they've had in a long time. I wonder if the next one will be more so.

[jmc813]

I could have sworn that I heard on the radio news the other day that the Pope delivered a sermon and he sounded a lot stronger than he has in the recent past.

[Jim Noble]

Prayers that his travails on earth will end peacefully, and that he will be safe in the arms of Jesus.

[b4its2late]

Prayers for the Pope.

[kinghorse]

Let's see.

1. The pope is apparently about to die.

2. We have major power outages in every coalition country.

3. The mad iman is seen walking about the mountain flowers.

4. Hizbollah is frantically trying to get a prisoner swap done.

5. Ramadan features the extraordinary double eclipse this year.

6. Islamists warn muslims of impending shortages timed to coincide with what they have traditionally used as a practice time for hardship, Ramadan.

7. Gold is pegging through the roof, or should we say the dollar is dropping.

8. The main conspirator behind the Sadat Assasination is released.

What does all this mean? I think it means some folks in the Axis of Evil expect the USA and her allies to suffer a serious attack in the time between now and Ramadan. We are talking historical. Epic. The big one.

What do you think?

[VRWC_minion]

Why does he hang on so long. What is he protecting his flock from ?

[nmh]

Why don't they allow this man some dignity? Instead of watching him fall apart, let him appoint a successor and allow him to take it easy. Why be so cruel as to try and get every last breathe out of him for performance reasons?

[DoctorMichael]

Prayers.

[MineralMan]

It's always a sad day when we lose an important religious leader. I remember two papal selections. The process of selecting a new pope is very interesting, and right now, the news networks are scrambling to find out just how it happens, since few of their staff even remember the last papal selection.

For those who do not remember how a new pope is selected, I recommend paying close attention to the stories that will appear. It is a fascinating, medieval process.

[texasbluebell]

I remember reading ages ago that Rigali was a front-runner as successor to John Paul. Perhaps his just being named Cardinal is another sign that the Pope knows his job is nearly done.

Pope names Rigali a cardinal

[wardaddy]

God bless this Pope.

(from a Prod)