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originally posted by: bobs_uruncle
I thought this might deserve its own thread as it is a bit weird and there is a bit of information on the internet anyone can research independently. For my uncle, I am debunking this picture of his in his basement.
I don't usually "do" religion or popes, but I found this picture especially interesting. My uncle has an original Toronto newspaper article on the wall in his workshop, I think it was published in 1984. Pope John Paul II, the successor to the 33 day pope, John Paul I, came to Canada on tour (you'd think he was an efing rock star LOL). When he arrived he kissed the ground. Below, is the picture of him kissing the ground, look at the shadow. What's wrong with this picture?
Now, first thing that popped into my head when I looked at this was that my uncle was playing a practical joke, so I examined the newspaper picture/article closely and there were no modifications to the low resolution picture except some water staining. I still didn't believe it though, that this picture was run in a major newspaper this way, so I did a little searching. Well, I found the picture on multiple sites, what looks like a copy of the original and it is exactly the same, just clearer and more well defined.
Montreal Gazette
You might want to say that there is something under the pope's head (there is). In the next two different pictures, you'll notice that there are shadows, but in both cases, there is nothing under the popes head, but the ground. The only time the pope used a mat or anything else was when it was raining. You can use google to find the pics pretty easily, but in both the other pics, the pope is wearing his "beanie."
In a not so well defined photo you can't really see what is on the ground and looks instead like this may be just a trick of the light and shadow. However, it appears his little white "beanie" fell off onto the ground and into the shadow producing a very unusual photographic effect (in low resolution copy). The Montreal Gazette and the Telegram, Star or Sun ran with this picture, and it almost looks like a practical joke. Taken the wrong way you'd think there might have been an incredibly large backlash (it was a less PC time when people had thicker skins)? As in the pope possibly has a demon's shadow or at least the shadow of some strange hooded entity (due to the graininess of the newspaper copy) and published not terribly long after his predecessor had died questionably? Maybe it's just the PTB's way of hinting at what actually happened, re. running the pic this way in the newspapers?
I am not RC or with any other organized religion as I find them all to be rather hypocritical, guilt driven, pointless and parasitic. I do find it interesting however, that it appears this picture is real, not retouched in any way and was run in the newspapers of the time.
Any idea why this would be run this way? Could it just simply be good ole fashioned human stupidity and rushing/deadlines to get a picture out there. Ball's in the forum's court ;-)
Cheers - Dave
originally posted by: Indigent
He put his hat on the ground making the shadow look weird. It's his hat.
originally posted by: nugget1
Notice the cowl on his cape is lifted up? A gust of wind appears to have blown his garments into disarray and blown the cap off his head.
originally posted by: Rob48
a reply to: bobs_uruncle
I'm interested to know what you think looked odd about the shadow in the first place, and why it would be odd to run the picture?
I'm just not seeing anything out of the ordinary.
originally posted by: bobs_uruncle
originally posted by: Indigent
He put his hat on the ground making the shadow look weird. It's his hat.
He never puts his "hat" on the ground, it fell off into a most unusual place from the camera's perspective.
Cheers - Dave
originally posted by: Rob48
a reply to: bobs_uruncle
I'm interested to know what you think looked odd about the shadow in the first place, and why it would be odd to run the picture?
I'm just not seeing anything out of the ordinary.