Pope John Paul II

[zlosin]

ROME (Reuters) - Pope John Paul was taken to hospital late on Tuesday, Italian media including national news agency Ansa and Sky Italia television said.

The pope fell ill with influenza on Sunday and was forced to cancel all his engagements over the past two days.

There was no immediate comment from the Vatican.

I pray for the health of the Pontif.

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[Trumpetmaster]

PSIP,
Update (taken from MSN website)

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II had difficulty breathing as he battled the flu, the Vatican confirmed Wednesday, but it said tests showed his heart and respiration were normal and that the 84-year-old pontiff rested for several hours overnight.

John Paul was being treated Wednesday for respiratory problems in the Gemelli Polyclinic. He was rushed there late Tuesday from his Vatican apartment, where he had been battling the flu for several days, Vatican officials said.

[mmichaelson]

Wow. Scary stuff. Poor guy. . .he's awfully sick.

Hope he gets well.

[treebeau]

Well, at least he's not pregnant!

Regards,
Tim "inside joke" B.

[mmichaelson]

LOL! Yep! I am certain that makes the cardinals happy!

[lioness]

come on now... there's always room for another immaculate conception!!

[treebeau]

I'll open the gate for ya.

Regards,
Tim ^ ^ B.

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[mmichaelson]

ROFL! Don't you think he's a little old???

Besides, you're only going to hell if you're Catholic. . .

J/K people!!! Don't throw rocks at me!!!!

[lioness]

thanks tim... i''m looking forward to it!

[Trumpetmaster]

needed to read this thread as I'm pulling my hair out trying to deploy a software fix here and get approvals for the other one tonight at midnight.

Thanks for the laughter!

[1st_oboe]

I heard the Pope stuck his head out of his hospital room window for a bit yesterday, but he saw his shadow and went back in.

Ok, so it's about a week late for that.... but anyway

[treebeau]

Six more weeks of Lent?
(For Saxy: Lint)

Regards,
Tim B.

[lioness]

HA HA!!! tim, you're a funny guy!

[mmichaelson]

yeah yeah. I'm not Catholic, so when I was little, I thought Lent was spelled the same way as lint. My mistake.

[lioness]

well, you could pretend to be this year and give up LINT i know i could always do w/o more lint.

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[mmichaelson]

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trumpetmaster]

There was a guy I used to bowl with who gave up drinking beer for lent. He was sober but bowled like crap. Also alot funnier when he was drinking.
We used to watch his average dip during this time and then come up after he started drinking.
What are we doing wrong?
Hmmnn...

[lioness]

my billiards game is not too much different (excluding the Lent part)!!

[mmichaelson]

Yeah, the more intoxicated I become, the more likely I am to thwack someone with the pool stick though. . .

[lioness]

temper... temper (and possible law suit)!!!

i usually just pull their bar stool out from under them instead!