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Posted 10 November 2011 - 10:35 PM
Pope 'suffering degenerative joint disease'
The Pope is suffering from arthrosis, a degenerative disease of the joints which has made it increasingly difficult for him to walk, according to Vatican insiders.
The condition may explain why Benedict XVI, who is 84, recently took to being wheeled down the central aisle of St Peter's Basilica on a mobile platform.
He requested the use of the platform last month for a Mass, with aides pushing him towards the main altar, saving him from having to walk.
The arthrosis has affected his knees, hips and ankles, according to Andrea Tornielli, an Italian journalist with La Stampa newspaper who is considered one of the best connected and most authoritative Vatican observers.
The revelation will raise concerns about the Pope's state of health as he prepares to make a three-day trip next week to Benin in West Africa – his second visit to Africa during his six year pontificate.
The Vatican also announced yesterday (thurs) that he is considering a trip to Cuba and Mexico next year.
Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, brushed aside the reports of arthrosis, saying that for his age the Pope was in generally good health.
"He is currently studying the possibility of going to Mexico and Cuba in the Spring, which I think is rather more important," he told The Daily Telegraph. "His state of health is fine and he is able to carry out his duties."
The Pope has said in the past that he would consider stepping down as the spiritual leader of the world's 1.1 billion Catholics if he became sufficiently incapacitated.
In an official biography released last year, he said: "If a pope clearly realises that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of his office, then he has a right and, under some circumstances, also an obligation to resign."
The volume, entitled "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times," was based on 20 hours of interviews conducted by Peter Seewald, a German journalist and Catholic convert.
The Pope's health has generally been good since he began the role in 2005, and he has maintained a busy schedule, travelling around the world.
The most serious setback to his health was in 1991, when as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger he suffered a mild stroke which temporarily affected his vision.
Source: http://www.telegraph...nt-disease.html
Also, there are still a few rumours around that he might retire on his birthday next April. If so, he would be the first pope in 700 to do so. No idea if such rumours have any credence.
Posted 17 December 2011 - 04:28 PM
Edit: wrong topic
Edited by Magere Hein, 17 December 2011 - 05:20 PM.
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Posted 18 December 2011 - 03:23 AM
Pope is tired
Edit: wrong topic
Thanks - great find. (Welcome to Deathlist, by the way!) There have been very few articles about this Pope's health with that much detail. I expect we will see more and more of these as the media will scrutinise his health more closely the older and weaker he grows. For those who can't be bothered clicking the link above, here are some key quotes:
"Pope Benedict XVI seems worn out.
People who have spent time with him recently say they found him weaker than they'd ever seen him, seemingly too tired to engage with what they were saying.
He no longer meets individually with visiting bishops. A few weeks ago he started using a moving platform to spare him the long walk down St Peter's Basilica.
Benedict turns 85 in the new year, so a slowdown is only natural. Expected. And given his age and continued rigorous work schedule, it's remarkable he does as much as he does and is in such good health overall: Just this past week he confirmed he would travel to Mexico and Cuba next spring.
But a decline has been noted as Benedict prepares for next weekend's grueling Christmas celebrations, which kick off two weeks of intense public appearances. And that raises questions about the future of the papacy given that Benedict himself has said popes should resign if they can't do the job.
Vatican spokesman the Reverend Federico Lombardi has said no medical condition prompted the decision to use the moving platform in St Peter's, and that it's merely designed to spare the pontiff the fatigue of the 100-metre walk to and from the main altar.
And Benedict rallied during his three-day trip to Benin in west Africa last month, braving temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius and high humidity to deliver a strong message about the future of the Catholic Church in Africa."
"Back at home, however, it seems the daily grind of being pope — the audiences with visiting heads of state, the weekly public catechism lessons, the sessions with visiting bishops — has taken its toll. A spark is gone. He doesn't elaborate off-the-cuff much anymore, and some days he just seems wiped out."
""Indeed I was struck by what appeared to me as the decline in Benedict's strength and health over the last half year," said Rabbi David Rosen, who had a place of honour next to the pope at the Assisi event as head of interfaith relations at the American Jewish Committee.
"He looks thinner and weaker ... which made the effort he put into the Assisi shindig with the extraordinary degree of personal attention to the attendees (especially the next day in Rome) all the more remarkable," Rosen said in an email.
That Benedict is tired would be a perfectly normal diagnosis for an 84-year-old, even someone with no known health ailments and a still-agile mind. He has acknowledged having suffered a haemorrhagic stroke in 1991 that temporarily affected his vision.
And his older brother, who has a pacemaker for an irregular heartbeat, has expressed concern about Benedict's own heart. "
"And he still cuts a robust figure in public given his age, walking briskly, speaking clearly and emphasising key points. But his public engagements have been trimmed back; he had far fewer speeches in Benin than during his September visit to his native Germany or the United Kingdom last fall.
And behind closed doors, during audiences without the glare of TV cameras or throngs of the faithful encouraging him on, he has begun to show his age, acquaintances say.
The Reverend Joseph Fessio, Benedict's US publisher and one time student, sees the pope every so often, including during the summer when Benedict gathers his former theology students for an informal academic seminar at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo.
Fessio recalled a day in the 2010 edition that remains with him: "In the Saturday morning session, the pope looked older and weaker than I had ever seen him before. In fact I remarked to someone that it's the first time I've seen him look like the old man that he is. He was speaking in softer tones than even his normally soft speaking voice. His head was bowed. He was pale. He just looked frail."
But then, after lunch and an apparent rest, Benedict returned for the afternoon session. "It was a complete transformation. He was lively, vigorous, attentive, and with his usual good humour," Fessio said.
Clearly, at his age Benedict has good days and bad, even good half-days and bad.
Yet he's never called in sick. In fact as pope, he has only had one significant known medical incident: He broke his right wrist when he tripped on the leg of his bed and fell while on vacation in the Alps in 2009."
"[Vatican spokesman Lombardi] refused to give any kind of medical updates on the pope.
"I'm not a doctor. I don't give medical bulletins," Lombardi said. He paused, then added quietly: "In this phase. At this moment." "
Of course, the other reason this article was published just now is due to the fact that many eyes will be on the Vatican next week. Will be interesting to see how the old boy copes with the Midnight Mass, just the same. Don't know if he is quite ready to go on Deathlist 2012 though. Depends how dramatically he continues to slow down whether he will be on in 2013, I presume.
Posted 18 December 2011 - 03:42 AM
After all, one was an aggressive opponent of true religion, supported a militant, imperialist regime that illegally invaded other countries and committed shocking atrocities, was rumoured to have homosexual leanings, bullied his religious opponents, made provocative statements to the media, lived a flamboyant, hedonistic lifestyle and wrote a number of bestselling books. The other was Christopher Hitchens.
I'll get me coat.
Posted 18 December 2011 - 11:52 AM
Thanks - great find. (Welcome to Deathlist, by the way!) There have been very few articles about this Pope's health with that much detail. I expect we will see more and more of these as the media will scrutinise his health more closely the older and weaker he grows. For those who can't be bothered clicking the link above, here are some key quotes:
Fessio recalled a day in the 2010 edition that remains with him: "In the Saturday morning session, the pope looked older and weaker than I had ever seen him before. In fact I remarked to someone that it's the first time I've seen him look like the old man that he is. He was speaking in softer tones than even his normally soft speaking voice. His head was bowed. He was pale. He just looked frail."
But then, after lunch and an apparent rest, Benedict returned for the afternoon session. "It was a complete transformation. He was lively, vigorous, attentive, and with his usual good humour," Fessio said.
One wonders what His Holiness had for lunch. Young virgin?
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Posted 18 December 2011 - 10:41 PM
Definitely has aged dramatically in the last few months. Maybe the Committee should think about him for the 2012 list after all.
Posted 18 December 2011 - 11:21 PM
* Kiss of death, he'll be dead in a fortnight.
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Posted 25 December 2011 - 01:45 AM
UPDATE: I just learned that the "Midnight" Mass was actually brought forward by two hours so that the Pope wouldn't be too tired... He definitely looked bright and healthy but that is an interesting sign.
UPDATE 2: From the BBC:
"Christmas Eve Mass in Rome was brought forward two hours to 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) from midnight - in order to spare Benedict a late night.
Wearing cream and gold vestments, the Pope proceeded slowly up the aisle of St Peter's on his mobile platform.
Even if he is physically more frail now, his message was firm, the BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome says."
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Posted 25 December 2011 - 05:48 AM
Posted 26 December 2011 - 05:15 AM
This is not much of a news story but it is the season to take an interest in the Pope. From trashy gossip site TMZ, it seems Susan Sarandon has been celebrating Christmas by pissing off Herr Pontiff:
"Susan Sarandon referred to Pope Benedict XVI as a Nazi over the weekend – not just once, but twice.
During an interview at the Hamptons Film Festival, Sarandon was talking about sending the pope a copy of the book, "Dead Man Walking," when she clarified ... "The last one [Pope John Paul II], not this Nazi one we have now."
When interviewer Bob Balaban expressed disapproval, Sarandon reportedly said the Nazi comment AGAIN -- drawing laughter from the audience.
The Pope's PR people acknowledged that Benedict WAS a member of the Hitler Youth as a boy, a requirement at the time for German boys his age -- but the rep insists he had no "active participation" in the group."
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2...pope-is-a-nazi/
Posted 26 December 2011 - 05:34 PM
I reckon he's got a couple of years in him yet*.
* Kiss of death, he'll be dead in a fortnight.
i also think so he will live for a couple more years , quiet possibly 5 to 10 years.
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 05:14 AM
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI will head to the Catholic-rich state of Guanajuato in his first visit to Mexico in March, and skip the country's heavily populated capital.
The Mexican Episcopal Conference says Benedict will arrive on March 23 in the city of Leon where President Felipe Calderon will welcome him.
The organization said in a Sunday statement that Benedict also plans to greet worshippers in the city of Guanajuato.
He will officiate a Mass in the city of Silao beneath a hill where a 67-foot statue of Jesus Christ stands.
The pope will return to Leon to address bishops from Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean before heading to Cuba on March 26.
The Vatican had said Benedict would avoid Mexico City because of its high altitude although it's the country's biggest city.
Source: http://news.yahoo.co...-234316995.html
Apparently, this has lent fuel to the fire about the pope's health, given JP2 went to Mexico City at approximately the same age... I wonder if they released that media statement on New Year's Day on purpose so that it would go under most people's radars.
Posted 10 January 2012 - 05:16 AM
Pope ready for successor, names new cardinals in February
Pope Benedict XVI will host a consistory on February 18-19 to name a series of new cardinals who would have the power to elect his successor, religious news agency I.Media reported on Wednesday.
The pope's official announcement and the list of nominations are expected next month with at least a dozen senior Vatican officials and bishops from around the world slated to join the Catholic Church's most exclusive club.
Benedict has named a total of 62 cardinals since becoming pope in 2005.
He could name at least 13 new cardinals and still respect the rule of a maximum of 120 cardinals aged under 80. Cardinals who are 80 or more years old by the time of a conclave are not allowed to take part in voting on a new pope.
The pope is 84 and has seemed weary in recent public appearances, making use of a mobile platform to move around Saint Peter's basilica. But the Vatican says he is not suffering from any illness and is only showing signs of old age.
Source: http://www.vanguardn...ls-in-february/
I think this is the first time the media has openly talked about a successor to this pope...
Posted 10 February 2012 - 02:08 PM
The Cardinal seemed so sure of the Pope's demise that it has prompted assassination fears.
According to this article: http://www.telegraph...s-revealed.html
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Posted 12 February 2012 - 06:03 AM
Cardinal Paolo Romeo, the archbishop of Palermo, says the pope will be dead within a year.
The Cardinal seemed so sure of the Pope's demise that it has prompted assassination fears.
According to this article: http://www.telegraph...s-revealed.html
Interestingly that article also states that:
"Cardinal Romeo also named Benedict's XVI likely successor as Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan – meaning the papacy would return to an Italian after the German Benedict and his Polish predecessor, John Paul II.
He allegedly told his contacts in China that Pope Benedict could not stand Tarcisio Bertone, his Secretary of State and the Vatican's second most senior figure, amid reports of bitter power struggles going on within the Holy See.
Experts said the release of the document could be part of a power struggle within the Vatican administration to try and force Bertone to leave.
Cardinal Romeo said Benedict viewed Cardinal Scola as his ideal successor because they had similar personalities and theological outlooks. "
I have heard that Bertone is disliked in the past and is regarded as an imbecile by his peers but Scola has suffered from bouts of severe depression, which could make for a very interesting papacy (especially for Death List) if he got the top job and all the stress associated with it.
By the way, I don't have a news article or any photos unfortunately, but I read over on another blog a few weeks ago some bloke claiming he saw footage of a somewhat unshaven Pope Benedict. He speculated that this may be due to the Pope being on blood-thinning medication (apparently shaving is discouraged if you are taking this.)
Posted 13 February 2012 - 12:03 AM
"Guess what. I've got a fever. And the only prescription is MORE COWBELL."
Posted 13 February 2012 - 04:28 AM
Cardinal Paolo Romeo, the archbishop of Palermo, says the pope will be dead within a year.
The Cardinal seemed so sure of the Pope's demise that it has prompted assassination fears.
According to this article: http://www.telegraph...s-revealed.html
Some more details are coming to light about the recent fun and games in downtown Vatican City:
VATICAN CITY — Money laundering at the Vatican bank. Corruption in the awarding of Vatican contracts. Even a purported plot to kill Pope Benedict XVI.
The Vatican is being besieged by near-daily leaks of confidential documents and tabloid-style reports of alleged financial mismanagement, political infighting and gossip about who might be the next pope — all coming out at an exceedingly delicate time for the Holy See and Benedict himself.
The frescoed halls of the Apostolic Palace have been buzzing about the leaks, which have emerged as the pontiff prepares for the ceremony next week to crown 22 new cardinals — the princes of the church who will elect his successor.
Such ceremonies always breed unseemly speculation about a future pontiff since they provide a rare chance for cardinals new and old to size one another up. But the Feb. 18 consistory has taken on greater gravitas since the 84-year-old Benedict is showing signs of slowing down.
Conspiracy theorists reading the Italian media of late might also point to another looming date as reason for why the Vatican's dirty laundry is being aired now: In June, a European commission will decide whether the Holy See has abided by tough international anti-money laundering and anti-terror finance laws.
Veteran Vatican correspondent Andrea Tornielli said the reports showed a clear power struggle is under way inside the Vatican, "the outcome of which is uncertain yet devastating," concerning both the fate of the pope's deputy, Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, and any future conclave to elect the next pope.
Another Vatican commentator who has been highly critical of Bertone's leadership, Sandro Magister, put it this way in a recent column: "The secretary of state is increasingly alone, in a curia he does not govern and with a pope he does not help."
The question that has yet to be answered is why the reports are coming out now, and whether they are more related to internal power struggles over Bertone's leadership or external tensions between the Bank of Italy and Italian prosecutors on the one hand, and the IOR on the other. As the financial institution of a sovereign city state, the Vatican's IOR is outside the Italian central bank's regulatory grasp.
Some of the leaked documents have carried the processing stamp of the Vatican secretariat of state, implying an internal leak. Other reports have been based on information from Rome judicial authorities. Regardless, however, none of them appear to be so grave as to cause significant harm to the Holy See, particularly given that the Vatican has taken a remarkable steps in the past year to be more transparent in its financial dealings and cooperative with international requests for financial data.
The media campaign kicked off last month with the publication on television news program "The Untouchables" of leaked letters from the former No. 2 in the Vatican city state administration, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, to Benedict and Bertone in 2011. In one, Vigano begged not to be transferred after exposing what he said was corruption in the awarding of Vatican contracts.
Vigano was subsequently named the Vatican's ambassador to Washington — a high-ranking post that was perhaps better suited to his diplomatic background but that nevertheless sealed the impression that he had been punished for stepping on too many toes in his cost-cutting efforts.
Calvi headed the Banco Ambrosiano, which collapsed in 1982 after the disappearance of $1.3 billion in loans made to dummy companies in Latin America. The Vatican had provided letters of credit for the loans.
Calvi was found hanging a short time later, his pockets loaded with bricks and cash. After an initial ruling of suicide, murder charges were filed against five people, including a major Mafia figure, but all were acquitted.
While denying wrongdoing, the Vatican Bank paid $250 million to Ambrosiano's creditors.
The case remains unresolved, but Tescaroli has recently revived judicial requests to the Vatican for information about it — information the Vatican insists it has provided..
[... and so on and so on.]
Source: http://www.washingto...5Q_story_2.html
Posted 13 February 2012 - 10:25 PM
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY — Call it Conspiracy City. Call it Scandal City. Call it Leak City. These days the holy city has been in the news for anything but holy reasons.
"It is a total mess," said one high-ranking Vatican official who spoke, like all others, on the condition of anonymity.
The Machiavellian manoeuvring and machinations that have come to light in the Vatican recently are worthy of a novel about a sinister power struggle at a mediaeval court.
Senior church officials interviewed this month said almost daily embarrassments that have put the Vatican on the defensive could force Pope Benedict to act to clean up the image of its administration — at a time when the church faces a deeper crisis of authority and relevance in the wider world.
Some of those sources said the outcome of a power struggle inside the Holy See may even have a longer-term effect, on the choice of the man to succeed Benedict when he dies.
From leaked letters by an archbishop who was transferred after he blew the whistle on what he saw as a web of corruption and cronyism, to a leaked poison pen memo which puts a number of cardinals in a bad light, to new suspicions about its bank, Vatican spokesmen have had their work cut out responding.
The flurry of leaks has come at an embarrassing time — just before a usually joyful ceremony this week known as a consistory, when Benedict will admit more prelates into the College of Cardinals, the exclusive men's club that will one day pick the next Roman Catholic leader from among their own ranks.
"This consistory will be taking place in an atmosphere that is certainly not very glorious or exalting," said one bishop with direct knowledge of Vatican affairs.
The sources agreed that the leaks were part of an internal campaign – a sort of "mutiny of the monsignors" – against the pope's right-hand man, Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
Bertone, 77, has a reputation as a heavy-handed administrator and power-broker whose style has alienated many in the Curia, the bureaucracy that runs the central administration of the 1.3 billion-strong Roman Catholic Church.
He came to the job, traditionally occupied by a career diplomat, in 2006 with no experience of working in the church's diplomatic corps, which manages its international relations. Benedict chose him, rather, because he had worked under the future pontiff, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, in the Vatican's powerful doctrinal office.
"It's all aimed at Bertone," said a monsignor in a key Vatican department who sympathises with the secretary of state and who sees the leakers as determined to oust him. "It's very clear that they want to get rid of Bertone."
Vatican sources say the rebels have the tacit backing of a former secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, an influential power-broker in his own right and a veteran diplomat who served under the late Pope John Paul II for 15 years.
"The diplomatic wing feels that they are the rightful owners of the Vatican," the monsignor who favours Bertone said.
Sodano and Bertone are not mutual admirers, to put it mildly. Neither has commented publicly on the reports.
The Vatican has been no stranger to controversy in recent years, when uproar over its handling of child sex abuse charges has hampered the church's efforts to stem the erosion of congregations and priestly recruitment in the developed world.
But the latest image crisis could not be closer to home.
It began last month when an Italian television investigative show broadcast private letters to Bertone and the pope from Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the former deputy governor of the Vatican City and currently the Vatican ambassador in Washington.
The letters, which the Vatican has confirmed are authentic, showed that Vigano was transferred after he exposed what he argued was a web of corruption, nepotism and cronyism linked to the awarding of contracts to contractors at inflated prices.
As deputy governor of the Vatican City for two years from 2009 to 2011, Vigano was the number two official in a department responsible for maintaining the tiny city-state's gardens, buildings, streets, museums and other infrastructure, which are managed separately from the Italian capital which surrounds it.
In one letter, Vigano writes of a smear campaign against him by other Vatican officials who were upset that he had taken drastic steps to clean up the purchasing procedures and begged to stay in the job to finish what he had started.
Bertone responded by removing Vigano from his position three years before the end of his tenure and sending him to the United States, despite his strong resistance.
Other leaks centre on the Vatican bank, just as it is trying to put behind it past scandals — including the collapse 30 years ago of Banco Ambrosiano, which entangled it in lurid allegations about money-laundering, freemasons, mafiosi and the mysterious death of Ambrosiano chairman Roberto Calvi — "God's banker".
Today, the Vatican bank, formally known at the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), is aiming to comply fully with international norms and has applied for the Vatican's inclusion on the European Commission's approved "white list" of states that meet EU standards for total financial transparency.
Bertone was instrumental in putting the bank's current executives in place and any lingering suspicion about it reflects badly on him. The Commission will decide in June and failure to make the list would be an embarrassment for Bertone.
Last week, an Italian newspaper that has published some of the leaks ran a bizarre internal Vatican memo that involved one cardinal complaining about another cardinal who spoke about a possible assassination attempt against the pope within 12 months and openly speculated on who the next pope should be.
Bertone's detractors say he has packed the Curia with Italian friends. Some see an attempt to influence the election of the next pope and increase the chances that the papacy returns to Italy after two successive non-Italian popes who have broken what had been an Italian monopoly for over 450 years.
Seven of the 18 new "cardinal electors" — those aged under 80 eligible to elect a pope — at this Saturday's consistory are Italian. Six of those work for Bertone in the Curia.
Bertone, as chief administrator, had a key role in advising the pope on the appointments, which raised eyebrows because of the high number of Italian bureaucrats among them.
"There is widespread malaise and delusion about Bertone inside the Curia. It is full of complaints," said the bishop who has close knowledge of Vatican affairs.
"Bertone has had a very brash method of running the Vatican and putting his friends in high places. People could not take it any more and said 'enough' and that is why I think these leaks are coming out now to make him look bad," he said.
Leaked confidential cables sent to the State Department by the U.S. embassy to the Vatican depicted him as a "yes man" with no diplomatic experience or linguistic skills and the 2009 cable suggests that the pope is protected from bad news.
"There is also the question of who, if anyone, brings dissenting views to the pope's attention," read the cable, published by WikiLeaks.
The Vatican sources said some cardinals asked the pope to replace Bertone because of administrative lapses, including the failure to warn the pope that a renegade bishop re-admitted to the Church in 2009 was a well-known Holocaust denier.
But they said the pope, at 84 and increasingly showing the signs of his age, is not eager to break in a new
right-hand man.
"It's so complicated and the pope is so helpless," said the monsignor.
The bishop said: "The pope is very isolated. He lives in his own world and some say the information he receives is filtered. He is interested in his books and his sermons but he is not very interested in government."
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MY THOUGHTS (FOR WHATEVER THEY ARE WORTH): The fact that all of this political manoeuvring is spilling out of control now might mean that the Pope is too tired or ill to control his cardinals any more. We know Herr Ratzinger is an authoritarian leader so it is interesting to read that comment at the end that he is now isolated and cares only for his books and not for governing the Vatican. Perhaps he has simply had enough and is too tired. It seems that the cardinals have outmanoeuvred both him and Bertone and neither of them are really running the shop anymore.
Also, it may be that the cardinals are taking all of these actions so quickly is that they are frightened that Ratzi doesn't have long to go so they want to ensure that a favoured candidate is next in line for the throne. Perhaps Bertone was taking on more power as Ratzi has weakened, hence the backlash against him and the fear that he may become next pope.
Finally, I guess articles like this show that, in this age of rapid communications, Wikileaks, etc, you cannot possibly run a secretive organisation like the Vatican any more. Transparency is winning out and that means that dinosaurs like the Vatican will have to adapt very soon which will lead to a massive shake-up of such an archaic institution. All of these leaks are great for us amateur Pope health-watchers, though. :-)
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The droopy eyes are probably just from a bad photo. His skin is becoming very splotchy now, though. Doesn't exactly look like he is about to drop at any moment, though. Thoughts?
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Islamic Fundamentalists Call for Holy War in Syria
ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISTS CALL FOR HOLY WAR IN SYRIA – On September 21 meebal.com published an article on the ever growing divide in Syria and how known terrorist groups, such as Al-Qaeda, are infiltrating the ranks of the Syrian rebels and creating terrorist factions in order to overthrow Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian Rebels Warn Syria Could Fall to Jihadist Terrorists
We've seen atrocities on both sides; Assad being accused of using chemical weapons on his people whilst Syrian rebels have taken to publicly beheading Syrian troops; often in front of children.
Should We Really Take Sides in the Syrian Bloodbath?
Today the daughter of the Islamic hate preacher Anjem Choudary, has used her Twitter account to call for a 'Holy War' in Syria. Call me a cynic but I was wondering when Choudary, or any one of his cronies, would appear on the scene – of course these are never with messages of peace, calm or reconciliation but rather to perpetrate or increase the amount of bloodshed.
Anjem Choudary's daughter, 16 year old Hediyah Mehraj, has to be the personification of how an individual can be brainwashed into thinking that violence is not only moral but will also serve a purpose; and to think that such an act would serve a 'higher' purpose takes some very radical indoctrination.
I'm not a believer in God; regardless of who a person thinks God is or the faction he or she belongs to. However one thing that remains common among all 'holy' books is that fact that man is forbidden to take the life of another – only God has that right – according to Holy Scriptures.
I really do fail to understand how anyone could be so brainwashed into thinking that murder is an acceptable act and to consider genocide as a way to a better life is beyond comprehension.
You won't find Hediyah Mehraj comments on Twitter; for her account has now been closed. However, not only does she feel that a Holy War must be instigated in order to remove Assad she also commented that Britain is a promiscuous, non-Muslim land that makes her sick.
I wonder how long it would take for the public to rally around in order to supply her and her family with a plane ticket out of Britain permanently – I suspect less than 10 minutes.
It is of course offensive for anyone to think of Britain in this way for there are no laws preventing them from leaving; in fact we'd be delighted to help in that pursuit if that is what was truly desired.
I am actually quite amazed the Syrian crisis didn't cause Choudary, or a member of his family, to crawl from under their rock and start spouting Jihadist propaganda sooner for here is a family with true murderous intentions with hearts filled with hate for anyone who refuses to follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed; or at least their sick and twisted version of it.
From Hediyah Mehraj comments it's obvious that she will turn out just like her father and will continue to poison others with her radical views wherever or whenever she gets the opportunity.
She can count herself lucky I don't make the laws, for she and her family would spend the rest of their days segregated from society in the deepest, darkest hole I could find; for allowing anyone to promote this level of hate is truly barbaric and certainly not Godly.
Under her pseudonym Heidyag Bint Anjem, she ranted on Twitter: "The ultimate way to help Syria is not Muslim aid or temporary convoys, rather it is to take authority via Jihad and implement Allah's law."
She also blasted any form of humanitarian aid from the infidels or as she like to refer to us as 'the unclean'.
Despite Anjem Choudary being forced into disbanding his Islam4UK pressure group due to the creation of the Terrorism Act 2010 it has not prevented him or his followers from inciting extremist terrorism – he openly congratulated Michael Adebolajo for murdering Lee Rigby, a British soldier in Woolwich on May 22 2013.
Hate Preachers Facing TV and Internet Ban to Stem the Tide of Terrorism
Hate Cleric Omar Bakri Announces Michael Adebolajo is a Hero for Murdering Lee Rigby
Are WE Responsible for Fueling Islamic Terrorism in the UK?
Since Lee Rigby's death, Choudary and his followers have warned that Lee's death is but a drop in the ocean compared to what is to come to the infidels of Britain and that Islamic law will rule Britain and anyone not converting to Islam will be condemned to death.
Unfortunately, despite tighter laws, this vile individual and his delinquent followers will likely have far more to say over the atrocities in Syria – maybe it's time we packed him and his followers off so that they can have a direct hand in helping the rebels overthrow Assad instead of living the good life off the backs of the British taxpayer.
We now live in a politically correct world where 'tolerance' is the word on the street and yet despite our level of tolerance it is mostly unlikely we will ever be afforded the same from the Muslim radicals.

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Vidal had warned us that this was going to be the hardest trekking day but I was not at all prepared for the intensity of the trail. Our goal was to reach the first of 3 mountain passes we would cross, Dead Woman's Pass, which is also the highest point we would reach at 13,800 feet. We were woken up at around 7:00 by one of our porters, a very sweet older man (who I nicknamed Smiley as he was such a positive man who constantly smiled), who handed us sweetened coca tea and brought us 2 bowls of warm water with which to wash. This would become our morning ritual, which I looked forward to. Augusto cooked us a hearty breakfast and then we packed up and received our snack bag of treats for the trail (which was another thing I looked forward to -- we were certainly well fed). We would always be the last or one of the last groups leaving the campsites as Vidal wanted to make sure we were not walking on crowded trails. There were some very large groups with 16+ tourists, plus all of the porters and cooks, so we wanted to avoid most of those crowds.
We immediately began climbing a steep trail, which involved walking up stone steps set in the ground. Nate and Alberto are tall and able to cover ground faster than me. I had to take a lot more steps to keep up! Vidal has lost count but said he has done the Inca trail well over 600 times (sometimes twice in one week) so he was very seasoned to the effort involved and knew every nook and cranny of the trail. Needless to say, I told the others to walk ahead most of the time as I didn't want to feel stressed about keeping up with them. It was getting harder to climb as we gained altitude. I was amazed at how many older people were on the trail. We passed a group from Austria who seemed to be having no problems with the climb (I assumed they had plenty of practice trekking in the Alps).
This was another beautiful sunny day and I took off layers to walk in a tank top. We started passing through very different terrain and walking deeper in shaded wooded areas next to bubbling springs. I would run into some small groups of 1-3 trekkers along the way and started picking up some tips on how to climb more effectively, such as weaving back and forth up the trail versus walking a straight line up. This used less effort as you would gradually climb the distance. Even though it was physically challenging, it was pretty amazing to walk this old trail through this amazing scenery. We would not pass any more houses after day 1 of the trek so I really did feel that I was far away from civilization. We had a final steep push to get us to our campsite for a lunch break . Even the porters were taking rests along the way. We ate another stellar meal prepared by Augusto and marveled at the distance we climbed as we looked down into the valley we had just ascended.
And then we started the most difficult part of the trek -- the final push up to Dead Woman's Pass. I shuddered as I looked up to the pass, seeing the long, steep trail winding up to it and the little dots representing trekkers nearing the top. We started out and I probably stopped every 20 feet or so to catch my breath as the stairs and trail were very steep.
It took at least two hours to climb an incredibly steep ascent to Dead Woman's Pass. In the valley below are beautifully colored llama, alpaca, sheep, and cattle. Vidal also pointed out the Cara Cara Bird and some other birds of prey. The unparalleled scenery was a blessing to periodically take your mind off the pain of the climb.
Sometime shortly after 3 p.m. we reached Dead Woman's Pass (at close to 14,000 feet). This was by far one of the most physically challenging experiences either one of us had ever had. We climbed 4,000 vertical feet in just over 6 1/2 hours. What an accomplishment. It is useless and futile to try and capture in words the beauty that we saw with the mountain range peaks, subtle changes in shadowing, diversity of flora and fauna, and picturesque serenity.
After amassing a wealth of pictures, we began the descent to camp. What we thought would be easy was easier than the climb but still fairly difficult. We spent just over 1 1/2 hours going straight down. That process is hard to your joints. While the climb up to Dead Woman's Pass was sunny and warm, the other side of the peak was cold and windy. Once we traveled down far enough, the wind died down and the temperature rose again but we were still above the clouds. The image was very surreal and eerie as we watched clouds constantly move across the area that we were hiking down toward.
Augusto pulled through again and we devoured a solid dinner of soup and some kind of a chicken a la king main dish. The day wore us out and everyone headed to their tents shortly after we finished eating.


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Instead, the probation period of his job is being extended; his wife, Megan, thinks her own job is also in jeopardy; they are spending their entire savings on a house that won't be big enough. In fact, there isn't one part of Warner's life going the way he'd planned. But is his dissatisfaction powerful enough to trigger a murderous anger?
When Megan is viciously attacked and Warner emerges as the prime suspect, the answer might be yes. Now, as disbelief and distrust poison relations with family, friends, and colleagues, we see Warner struggle to understand how he has become a man whom others -- and, more appallingly, he himself -- could believe capable of committing such a crime.
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Soldiers of Taji O Toa, translated from Samoan to Warriors of Taji, perform a traditional the Haka, or traditional war dance of the Polynesian Islands, during the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration at the Sgt. John M. Schoolcraft III Pavilion at Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad, May 23. Haka traditionally has no music accompaniment and the group uses hand clapping, chants and foot stomping to create their own rhythms. The group consists of Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division and 12th Combat Aviation Brigade.
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What is Phishing?
Phishing (FISHing) Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to attempt to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, and other sensitive information. Phishing is the term coined by hackers who imitate legitimate companies in e-mails to entice people to share passwords or credit card numbers. KeyWorth Bank will never send e-mails requesting personal information. We will never ask you to "verify" personal financial information through an e-mail. We will never ask you to click on a special site link to do so. While e-mails of this nature may look like they are from us, and may even use our logo, they are likely a "phishing" scam. Do not answer them. If you receive an e-mail purporting to be from us, do not hesitate to call us and confirm it.
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Your maximum liability under federal law for unauthorized use of your credit card is generally $50. However, that $50 potential liability probably does not apply for unauthorized telephone and internet transactions because there is "no means to identify the cardholder" in those cases.
Under Regulation Z, you must mail a notice about a billing error, which includes unauthorized transactions, no later than 60 days after the card issuer sent the first statement containing the unauthorized transaction in order to trigger the billing error procedure provisions.
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If you believe you have given out personal information such as your name, address, and Social Security number to someone who may use it for fraud:
Contact the three major credit reporting agencies -Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union – and do the following:
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The number and sophistication of phishing and spoofing scams sent out to consumers is continuing to increase dramatically. While online banking is widely considered to be as safe as or safer than in-branch or ATM banking as a general rule you should be careful about giving out your personal financial information over the internet. Remember, no reputable financial institution will ever request your personal information via e-mail. Here is a list of recommendations to follow in order to avoid becoming a victim of scam:
How does phishing work? What is phishing?
The term phishing (FISHing) refers to a scam thieves attempt to undertake to steal victims' personal financial information. Most often the scammer sends an e-mail to thousands of people asking for information such as Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and personal identification numbers (PINs). Although it seems obvious, the trick to phishing is creating a counterfeit website of a trusted financial or other company website to which the unsuspecting consumer is directed. The subjects of these e-mails are often "Account Information Update Required" or other phrasing that suggests that the account with the spoofed company has been compromised or will be canceled. The counterfeit websites register the data entered by the victim and scammers can then use this information to commit fraud and steal the victim's identity by charging purchases and opening new accounts.
Where did the term phishing come from?
The term phishing (FISHing) was coined because the thieves are fishing for your personal financial information. They send out thousands of lures and hook only a few victims. The "ph" comes from a common hacking term. The first type of hacking was called "phreaking." In the mid-1990s, American Online accounts were some of the first hacked and were called "phish." These phish were treated as a form of currency where scammers could trade phish for hacking software.
What is spoofing?
Spoofing is something pretending to be something it is not, on the Internet, usually an e-mail or website. Typically, it is a technique used to gain unauthorized access to computers, whereby the intruder hijacks a target's root Internet address (known as an Internet Provider or IP address) to make it appear as though fraudulent e-mails are from a trusted source. To engage in IP spoofing, a hacker must first use a variety of techniques to find an IP address of a trusted host and then modify its identifying information on the Internet. Spoofers can be anyone. They can be ordinary criminals out to steal money, competitors trying to cripple your business, disgruntled employees or irate customers. Attacks can be personally motivated or simply random. Spoofing of a bank Web site is nothing more than just another attempt to rob the bank.
Are people falling for phishing scams?
Because most people have grown increasingly aware of this scam, most phishing e-mails are deleted. However, the sheer quantity of attacks has increased, thus reaching more victims – and the technology the criminals employ has become more sophisticated. Overall, the number of successful attacks is small in comparison to the number of e-mails that are sent out each day as lures. Yet, it's still important to note that roughly 3 percent to 5 percent of people who receive phishing scams take the bait.
How do you know if an e-mail or phone call is "phishy"?
If the e-mail or phone call you receive is unsolicited and from a company with which you do no business, you know it is a scam. If you receive an unsolicited e-mail or phone call from a company you hold an account with, you know it's a scam it they asks for personal information the company should already have on file about you. Remember, KeyWorth Bank will never ask for personal information by e-mail. If you're still not sure about the legitimacy of an e-mail, call the company at a phone number you know to be accurate.
What should you do if you've given personal information to phishers?
Act immediately. Contact your bank and any companies you deal with and make them aware of the problem as well. Check your bank and credit card statements and contact all credit reporting agencies, such as Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion if appropriate. Change all of your online user names and passwords associated with personal accounts.
How do phishers get your e-mail address?
Phishing e-mails are essentially dangerous spam. Spammers utilize a variety of techniques to gather e-mail addresses – websites, newsgroups, guesswork and list trading. These are the same methods used by phishers. Phishers do not gather e-mail addresses from bank records; unfortunately, one common misconception by consumers is that their bank actually provided the criminals with their names and e-mail addresses. This is simply not the case.
How do I report a phishing attack?
The Internet Crime Complaint Center and the Anti-Phishing Working Group register phishing scams and are a good resource for more information on what to do if you're a victim of phishing.
What is pharming?
Pharming is a scam that often relies on infected, hacked, or otherwise compromised computers. Once a computer has been compromised, customers attempting to navigate to a legitimate bank's website by a customer will be re-directed to a spoofed website. This can be accomplished in a number of ways. A virus or malware on a PC can re-route a customer to a spoofed website even when the customer has directly entered the address on their browser. Domain Name System ("DNS") cache poisoning (altering DNS re-routing) by phishers causes customers to be re-directed by the Domain Name System. DNS addresses are text, such as www.KeyWorthBank.com, but these are translated into numeric addresses. Pharmers attack the translation process and redirect your computer to the scamming IP address and website. The sites will likely look similar and the information you enter will be sent to the scammer, not to your trusted site.
What is Malware?
Malware (malicious software) is software that is surreptitiously installed on a private computer's hard drive that is designed to harm or take unauthorized control over a computer system or to steal the data it contains. Malware is often distributed as an attachment to spam and phishing e-mails. When a customer reads the e-mail, they unknowingly install the malware on their computer. Numerous terms are used for different types of malware, usually based upon how they spread and what they are intended to do. Computer viruses, Trojans, and worms can all be used to install malware on a vulnerable computer. Monikers such as spyware, adware, key loggers, and back doors refer to the goal of the malware. Some malware attacks attempt to capture the actual keystrokes entered by an individual on their computer's keyboard. The primary purpose of malware is to steal private information that can be exploited in some way.
What can be done to stop phishing?
Educating customers, installing fraud detection software, and working with industry coalitions, can accomplish combating phishing. These coalitions, along with law enforcement agencies at local, state, and federal and international levels, are working together to find phishers, shut down their websites and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. Since these anonymous scammers are so elusive – and often based outside the United States – consumer education is extremely important. The more people know about phishing and other identity theft scams, the fewer victims will be affected by these scams.
Is online banking still safe despite phishing and pharming?
Online banking is a safe and effective way to manage your money; however, just as you would not share your financial information with a stranger who knocked at your front door, so should you be guarded when online. Treat unsolicited e-mails asking for information with extreme caution and do not click on links within e-mails. Go to the web addresses you know to be accurate and confirm that the sites you are visiting are secure – shown by a padlock in the bottom right corner or "https" at the beginning of the web address. Also, make sure your computer's security software is current and that you download the most recent updates.


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The Attic Film Festival (TAFF), the only local, Austin, Texas, film festival to showcase independent, Christian-based films of faith, hope and redemption, has announced their lineup of films for their 2014 Festival. The film festival will take place at the Alamo Drafthouse, Lakeline location, on April 4th through 5th. It will showcase 28 films including documentaries, shorts, full-features and animated films. The films will be presented in blocks. Ticket prices range from $10 to $15 for reserved seating and $45 for an all-access pass. Tickets are available for purchase at www.atticfilmfest.org/festival-central/.
Dr. Jamee Kennedy, Executive Director of The Attic Film Festival, said, "The films featured at the 2014 Attic Film Festival are some of the most well-done, quality-driven, inspirational films that we have received in the history of the festival. And we've had a very difficult time selecting the 28 films we're showing, out of hundreds that we've received this year. The audiences will be very pleased; it's something that not only Austin Christians should not miss, but film enthusiasts as well. Kennedy continues, "...from films about Austin, Texas Reagan High School Football team (Where We Belong), to Jeremy Lin pro-basket ball player (Linsanity) to popular Christian band, Switchfoot (Fading West), audiences will surely connect with these characters and leave with a great message."
"The Attic Film Festival is the perfect place for Linsanity, the story of pro basketball athlete Jeremy Lin, to screen..." said Brian Yang, director of Linsanity. "We're thrilled and blessed to be a part of this year's line-up and can't wait to share the story with everyone in Austin."
In addition to the films, The Attic Film Festival will hold Q&A sessions with the films' casts and crews. Winners of the following award categories will be announced on April 3, 2014 at The Attic Film Festival's Family Filmmaker Dinner and Awards at Threadgills, downtown at 7 P.M.
Award Categories include the following: Best Film, Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Over 15 Minutes, Best Short Under 15 Minutes, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Male Performance, Best Female Performance, Best Musical Score, Best Editing and Best Technical Achievement. For a list of nominated films visit www.atticfilmfest.org/festival-central/taff-2014-nominations/.
The Attic Film Festival (TAFF), a Christian-based film festival, headquartered in Austin, Texas, was formed from humble beginnings at Grace Covenant Church in Austin where the Youth Group was challenged to express their faith cinematically. TAFF, a non-profit 501-C (3), was established in 2007 and opened the festival screening with 12 films and 4 volunteers. Since then, the TAFF award-winning films have gone on to receive worldwide recognition including Academy Award nominations. TAFF supports and empowers independent filmmakers to spread Christ's message through film. It is TAFF's sincere prayer that the films screened will honor Christ and His message of forgiveness and love for all and bless those watching them. Visit www.atticfilmfest.org .
The Texas Film Commission, http://governor.state.tx.us/film, provides many film resources: job listings, crew directory, location services and much more.
For further information, contact me, Dr. Diane Howard, at firstname.lastname@example.com. See my recent publications and film resources at http://www.dianehoward.com.
We can support good film work on IMDb (Internet Movie Database) by Liking and visiting the IMDb pages of the following: films, filmmakers, actors, crew, casting directors, agents... Please support good actors, film, and production companies on IMDb.com, Facebook, and Twitter.
I am on IMDb, as a dialogue/dialect/acting coach and actor for feature films, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1189677/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 .


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ILLUSION TELEVISION launches the first true horror mobile video network.
Cable VOD channel Illusion on Demand, known for their science fiction offering, is following their recent surge of expansion to operators like Charter Communications with another ground-breaking announcement. Beginning in mid-June Illusion will be launching "Fright Mobile", the first true mobile horror channel. As part of this same announcement Illusion is releasing original mobile exclusive series, adding to a horror library of commentary shows, short films and classic clips. All of Illusion's original mobile series are unique in that they are made to take advantage of the medium in ways that have not been seen before. The stories unfold via video, text alerts, voicemails and photo alerts with each piece media being an integral part to the story of the series.
"Our initial idea was to place what were essentially TV series onto mobile phones. That concept died off quickly when we realized we had the potential to push the envelope and try to define a language for this new medium. It's exciting because it's different. Fright Mobile isn't a place for news or community, there are people that do that better. We want Fright Mobile to be something altogether different. By bringing together great stories, very talented people and an experimental spirit toward the project as a whole I'm excited about the potential." Dekker Dreyer, creative director of Illusion Television.
The first year slate will feature three original productions developed under affiliated production company Danda Motion Pictures.
"Potter's Field" is a tale of voodoo and murder set in the Deep South. The series stars J LaRose (Saw III & IV), Randy Molnar (Delivery), David Preuss (Oliver Twisted) and newcomer Sean Hampton.
"Arkham", which launches later in the year, is a modern revisiting to the world of H.P. Lovecraft set in the fictional Arkham Massachusetts. The story unfolds through the lens of a journalist who delves too deep into the town's sorted history. Featuring Caitlyn Darr (Aunt Rose) and officially licensed by Arkham House.
"Last Transmission" is a sci-fi / horror thriller. Follow the stories to uncover the clues. Fight past the lies to discover the truth about project "Syia Chimera". Directed by Jessie Pridemore.
Fright Mobile will be testing the boundaries of what can be accomplished in this new medium with an emphasis on delivering great stories for horror lovers. Fright Mobile may not be suitable for children.


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