DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted June 21, 2007 I have recently unearthed several ecclesatical leaders, who are very aged or in frail health. Sadly, none of them are really famous enough to qualify for their own thread, but I would think most of them should get an obit in the UK.It has been a spiritually enriching experience, reading about the exploits of fine fellows below. Feel free to add any men of God I might have missed:Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria 17th March 2012Archbishop Christodoulos 28th January 2008Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria 6th November 2012Whakahuihui Vercoe of Rotorua 13th November 2007Cahal Cardinal Daly 31st December 2009Pavle, Patriarch of Serbia 15th November 2009The Most Reverend and Most Holy Father, His Beatitude Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch, the Great City of God, of Syria, Lebanon, Arabia, Cilicia, Mesopotamia and all the East 5th December 2012I predict they will all be dead within 2 3 4 5 6 years. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunjaman5000 32 Posted June 22, 2007 Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, at 77 years of age, would appear to be old enough to be considered aged and has a heart condition. That and he's only one angry Sunni away from meeting his maker. Get yourself on a CIA shitlist and have a look at his website, it looks fun. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razor Boy 19 Posted June 24, 2007 Get yourself on a CIA shitlist and have a look at his website, it looks fun. Bugger thats me banned from Disneyland Florida Razor 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,217 Posted June 26, 2007 2 more religious men have just joined the heavenly throng - the former Archbishop of Lusaka and the Bishop of Norwich Although I note these are not on DDT's list, maybe one of those that IS on his list, will be happy to oblige & create a holy trinity of deaths. After all, they killed 6 clerics in one day in Iraq the other day.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted June 26, 2007 I forgot to add His Holiness Alexy II Patriarch of Russia. He received medical treatment in Switzerland earlier in the year and despite the positive spin, er, spun by his PR crew, people don't usually go abroad for medical treatment unless they're pretty poorly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,088 Posted June 26, 2007 Ratzinger to go within 3 years. And Robert Runcie. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,217 Posted June 27, 2007 Ratzinger to go within 3 years. And Robert Runcie. If the 2nd prediction comes true, I'd be extremely surprised. Not least because Runcie DIED 7 years ago... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monoclinic 39 Posted June 27, 2007 Paul Hunter died? Yes, last year. It was widely covered in the news, and we had a fair few ranters here. Robert Runcie died? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted June 28, 2007 Archbishop Desmond Tutu probably deserves inclusion as well. He was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1996 and last month he announced it has returned. Statistically speaking you are more likely to die of cancer the second time around... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Oates 21 Posted June 28, 2007 Archbishop Desmond Tutu probably deserves inclusion as well. He was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1996 and last month he announced it has returned. Statistically speaking you are more likely to die of cancer the second time around... I don't have a TV but I happened to be in front of a set last December 31st and saw a New Year interview with the Archbish in which he talked about his cancer having returned, albeit in a non-aggressive manner - hence my inclusion of him in one of my lists for this year. If that is a recent picture of him in the article quoted above, he has certainly lost some weight since the beginning of the year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted July 4, 2007 Archbishop Christodoulos's health has deteriorated, he's been in intensive care with "fluid in the digestive tract" to add to his woes. His Beatitude could be beaten before too long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted July 12, 2007 Archbishop Christodoulos is off to Miami for a liver transplant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted July 18, 2007 Bishop Philippus Petrus Zhao Zhendong of Xuanhua, the leader of 8 million Chinese Catholics, has died at the age of 87. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted July 27, 2007 Longest serving priest in the Church of England dies at age 98. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,217 Posted July 29, 2007 Primate of Sudan seriously ill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted July 30, 2007 Patriarch Teoctist, head of the Romanian Church has just died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted August 4, 2007 Father Sir Hugh Barrett-Lennard. Not terribly famous, but his Telegraph obit is highly entertaining. "..the Pope of Eigg" was in the habit of organising hunts for an imaginary haggis, which he encouraged with high-pitched shrieks like a peacock.." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted August 4, 2007 I think Father Sir Hugh Barrett-Lennard did more at the Oratory then roll the woman 'who had no cloths on' in a rug. When they were done she probably rolled him in the rug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted August 5, 2007 France's most senior Catholic prelate, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, has died in Paris at the age of 80 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted August 12, 2007 The former Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Alwyn Rice Jones, has died at the age of 73. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,217 Posted September 13, 2007 Whakahuihui Vercoe of Rotorua Dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted September 13, 2007 Whakahuihui Vercoe of Rotorua Dead He had such a fine name that I was going to put him on my DDP next year, so I'll be interested to see if he gets a UK obit. I think he might struggle to get one, but I didn't think he'd actually die, so I wasn't that worried. I've crossed his name out on the opening post of this thread. My money is on Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria dying next, apparently he's very prone to colds and chest infections and the nights are getting colder... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,217 Posted September 21, 2007 He had such a fine name that I was going to put him on my DDP next year, so I'll be interested to see if he gets a UK obit. I think he might struggle to get one, but I didn't think he'd actually die, so I wasn't that worried. Well, he did get an UK obit in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,709 Posted October 4, 2007 Italian archbishop Gianni Danzi has died. No, I'm not turning into dave - I just wanted to post in From Cleric to Relic for the one and only time, out of respect for DDT. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Paying my respects Posted October 4, 2007 Italian archbishop Gianni Danzi has died. No, I'm not turning into dave - I just wanted to post in From Cleric to Relic for the one and only time, out of respect for DDT. Out of respect? Has DDT died? Perhaps it was metal poisoning, you got to be wary of lead, arsenic an cadmium in these tractor paints if your going to tuck into John Deere à l'orange. My sincerest condolences go out to his sheep, there will be a sore hole in their lives which could take a while to heal. Who will inherit the inevitably huge narcotic collection he has left behind? I think Star Crossed would give them a good home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
