NEWS: Pope John Paul Nearing End of Life - Vatican Sources

the only thing i know, is that this guy is an amazingly strong individual. he really and truly should be dead by now. it has been more than a week since this thread was first post.

Originally posted by Nerdling
Vatican sources have revealed today that the elderly Pope John Paul II may be in his final hours of life. The rapid deterioration of the popes health has come just days after his visit to the Lourdes shrine

 

The 84 year old suffering from Parkinsons may succumb to the illness at any moment and it is rumoured that preparations for his funeral are already being made.

This was over a year ago. The pope is still alive. Preparations for his funeral were made. He's not dead. What is going on here?

When was the pope's last public apperance? What if he died and we just didnt...notice?

Is this some kind of sick joke?

This story is from August 16, 2004 it was just commented on, so it was bumped up in the News threads.