Pope John Paul II was rushed back to a hospital in Rome this morning where he spent ten days earlier this month; almost as quickly, the media vultures quickly returned and set up the media circus again. And again, they began talking up a possible papal retirement.
Do they not get it? This pope will die in office, so they should leave him alone. The Catholic Church has gone months and even years without a pope in centuries past, and the church survived then. It will survive through whatever happens to John Paul II, whether he dies in the hospital or at the Vatican, or he is left speechless for the remainder of his days.
If they want to report on the pope’s condition, fine, but they should stop fueling this dead-end story. If this Polish man decides to fight to the bitter end, he will. And it looks like he has, based on his public statements of thanks for prayers for around the world, and for his asking for strength to continue his ministry.
Those are not the words of someone who is planning on retiring or "resigning" as the world media brazenly puts it.
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