[BlackJackal]

Originally Posted by Nyck

WATCH CNN TV
Death of the pope (6 p.m.-12 a.m. ET)

oOo: rolleyes:

I'm not a catholic so doesnt bother me much but RIP.

[url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/02/pope.death.email.ap/index.html:e2138]YOU'VE GOT MAIL[/url:e2138]


.."The Vatican's chamberlain, now Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo of Spain, verifies the papal death -- which in the past was done by striking the pope's forehead with a silver hammer. The chamberlain, or camerlengo, then calls out to the pope three times by his baptismal name. When the pope does not respond, the camerlengo then announces "the pope is dead."

oOo:

also anyone fill me in why hes named john paul II his real name is Karol Jozef Wojtyla

do they always take the name john paul? So the next guy will be john paul III

it's his christian name. paul in the bible was really named saul (i'm pretty sure) but when he became christian, he was named paul. the catholics are the only ones who still practice this i think. and paul doesnt mean anything, the next one probably wont be named john paul