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'Painful Sciatica' Prevents Pope Francis from Attending Vatican's New Year's Liturgies
Catholic News Agency ^
| 12/31/20
| Hannah Brockhaus
Posted on 12/31/2020 7:05:42 PM PST by marshmallow
Vatican City, Dec 31, 2020 / 09:20 am MT (CNA).- Because of sciatic pain, Pope Francis will not preside at the Vatican's liturgies on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, according to the Holy See press office.
Pope Francis was scheduled to lead vespers on Dec. 31, and to offer Mass on Jan. 1, for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter's Basilica.
The director of the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni, stated Dec. 31 that the pope would no longer be doing so "due to a painful sciatica."
Pope Francis has suffered from sciatica for a number of years. He spoke about it during an in-flight press conference returning from a trip to Brazil in July 2013.
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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events
KEYWORDS: callmeinthemorning; paininthepope; taketwoaspirins
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To: marshmallow
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12/31/2020 7:08:39 PM PST
by
Skywise
To: marshmallow
The pain in the arse has a pain in his arse?
To: marshmallow
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:13:00 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
To: marshmallow
If true, I sincerely hope its extremely painful.
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:15:28 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: marshmallow
Painful sciatica sounds much worse than regular sciatica.
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:15:40 PM PST
by
Kenny500c
( )
To: Skywise
... it's always sumthin' ....
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:18:58 PM PST
by
Ken522
To: marshmallow
… lasting more than 4 hours, seek medical help."
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:19:25 PM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Guide me, O thou great redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land.)
To: marshmallow
I’d suggest prayer, but Frankie might not want to call attention to himself.
To: marshmallow
It’s nothing that a big gay man can’t make him forget.
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:20:23 PM PST
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: marshmallow
maybe he’s been arrested or maybe he had a suicide...I mean, its all the rage lately.....
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:20:32 PM PST
by
cherry
(TRUMP WON!)
To: marshmallow
So can we just shoot him?
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:22:37 PM PST
by
HIDEK6
(F God bless Donald Trump. )
To: All
More like Painful Satanica.
To: Secret Agent Man
LOL, I was thinking of the Fawlty Towers episode where Sybil has the operation for the ingrown toe-nail, and when the doctor says that the operation will be painful afterwards, Basil asks, “Quite, painful, eh doc?”, and when the Doc says “Yes”, Basil claps his hands in satisfaction.
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12/31/2020 7:34:11 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: marshmallow
That’s the devil’s pitchfork poking him in the hip.
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:36:17 PM PST
by
Crucial
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To: dfwgator
Fawlty Towers
Wow haven’t thought about that one in awhile... :)
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12/31/2020 7:38:11 PM PST
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Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: marshmallow
An excellent reason for him to step down TONIGHT!
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:56:30 PM PST
by
Shady
(It is the rule of law vs tyranny, plain and simple, and it is the fight of our lives...DEFCON 5!)
To: dfwgator
Faulty Towers was the funniest half hour ever to be put on television
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posted on
12/31/2020 7:56:55 PM PST
by
Loud Mime
("Now, go and do your duty before darkness covers the earth." Michael Uhlmann (1939 - 2019))
To: marshmallow
And I could give a damn. Guess God is not mocked, eh poopie?
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