The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 3, 2020 53 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: I found this on Twitter. Other news outlets are reporting this too: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/03/emeritus-pope-benedict-93-extremely-frail-visiting-dying-brother/ Shame DL committee didnt include him this year... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 3, 2020 I interpret this news in the way that Benedict wants to recover once more, and to write some kind of testament/final thoughts. The current infection is not going to kill him. But he's got less than a year left. A few months, maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, gcreptile said: I interpret this news in the way that Benedict wants to recover once more, and to write some kind of testament/final thoughts. The current infection is not going to kill him. But he's got less than a year left. A few months, maybe. From the look of things, no he's not doing so bueno. According to this, he is extremely frail and his voice is barely audible. Really doesnt look good for him, sorry Catholics... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 3, 2020 Should we pray for him? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted August 3, 2020 Even Sky News reporting it- are trying to tell us they he is worse than mere Shingles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 3, 2020 He wont last the week Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted August 3, 2020 Shingles aren't exactly a walk in the park for the healthiest of people never mind a 91 year old who's already frail. Wouldn't be shocked if he's gone before the year is out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Shingles aren't exactly a walk in the park for the healthiest of people never mind a 91 year old who's already frail. Wouldn't be shocked if he's gone before the year is out Yeah I've had it. Left me bedridden for 2 months, in fact it left me so behind on my college work that they kicked me out. Worst part was that if I was to go back and do it again then I'd have to pay like 5k so I went to work at a warehouse instead... took nightschool to become an automation expert and here I am today... But yeah shingles is nasty and I was 18 when I had it. I wouldnt imagine a 93 year old surviving it... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 3, 2020 BREAKING- Pope Benedict condition has significantly deteriorated and he is now seriously ill according to German news sources.Vatican sources are not denying the reports. Need to keep an eye on this in coming hours/days ! https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-benedict-health/former-pope-benedict-is-seriously-ill-german-newspaper-idUSKBN24Z0RK 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 3, 2020 50 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: BREAKING- Pope Benedict condition has significantly deteriorated and he is now seriously ill according to German news sources.Vatican sources are not denying the reports. Need to keep an eye on this in coming hours/days ! https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-benedict-health/former-pope-benedict-is-seriously-ill-german-newspaper-idUSKBN24Z0RK They havent stated anything new in that article. I think all we can do is speculate until more info comes out, but I agree that this is defo worth keeping an eye on... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roaming_comrade 471 Posted August 3, 2020 If he only lasts till the 4th of September he'll be the oldest pope in history (although the recordholder died in office) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, roaming_comrade said: If he only lasts till the 4th of September he'll be the oldest pope in history (although the recordholder died in office) Unless he has whatever is keeping Prince Phillip alive, I wouldnt say its likely he'll make it till then... That would be cool though, although we'll probably have to wait 9-10 years at least until this record can be broken if Benedict doesnt recover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,563 Posted August 3, 2020 If he should survive the year, he should re-enter the DL straight into the top 5! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,995 Posted August 3, 2020 Actually I think reptile got it right. Shingles won't kill him and word of his illness comes from his biographer who visited him. A dork who visited Thich Nhat Hanh almost two years ago said he would die within days.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 3, 2020 The news is spreading like wildfire around the world - Benedict is extremely frail and seriously ill. Catholics around the world are praying for him. It seems unlikely their prayers will have much effect...https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-benedict-health-1.5672696 PS my great uncle died of shingles.Anyone who has had it will tell you it can be s worse than cancer ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,995 Posted August 3, 2020 40 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: The news is spreading like wildfire around the world - Benedict is extremely frail and seriously ill. Catholics around the world are praying for him. It seems unlikely their prayers will have much effect...https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-benedict-health-1.5672696 PS my great uncle died of shingles.Anyone who has had it will tell you it can be s worse than cancer ! For your uncle, a 92-year old very frail man I know had shingles last year and recovered quite easily. Not a death sentence by any means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, drol said: For your uncle, a 92-year old very frail man I know had shingles last year and recovered quite easily. Not a death sentence by any means. Well it finished off my great uncle, though to be fair he did allready have stage 4 prostate cancer and had suffered a stroke a few months earlier, so that may have had something to do with his death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,408 Posted August 3, 2020 33 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: Well it finished off my great uncle, though to be fair he did allready have stage 4 prostate cancer and had suffered a stroke a few months earlier, so that may have had something to do with his death. You think? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajlposh 548 Posted August 3, 2020 “Painful, but not serious”, according to CNN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, ajlposh said: “Painful, but not serious”, according to CNN It doesn't change the fact that he is extremely frail and clearly anything could finish him off at any time.If it's not the shingles it'll be something else.He may not die this week but Pope Emeritius Benedict will not be with us for more than a few months I'm afraid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted August 3, 2020 Thank you sir for continuing to extend Pope Benedict’s life. You’re a real hero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 902 Posted August 3, 2020 8 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: BREAKING- Pope Benedict condition has significantly deteriorated and he is now seriously ill according to German news sources.Vatican sources are not denying the reports. Need to keep an eye on this in coming hours/days ! https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-benedict-health/former-pope-benedict-is-seriously-ill-german-newspaper-idUSKBN24Z0RK Article has been edited. Vatican says that Benedict's condition 'is not particularly worrying'... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,052 Posted August 3, 2020 Honestly, I hope he’ll reach 2021.... so that the committee can include him on next year’s list and have a pretty sure big hit ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Honestly, I hope he’ll reach 2021.... so that the committee can include him on next year’s list and have a pretty sure big hit ! It will be an uphill struggle but he might just about make it I suppose..Would be the first big hit of 2021 ! Wouldn't it be funny if Pope Francis suddenly dropped dead before him though ! Not funny haha of course... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0neseur0 118 Posted August 3, 2020 Why hope, when you can pray? (Specifically to St Anthony the Great, patron saint of shingles - facial or otherwise) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
