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I think it would be ...funny... if Benedikt survives Francis.

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Benedict: So, how are my former leaders doing in Argentina?

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They are sending his personal secretary Georg Gänswein away, after some scandal late last year.

Some believe that it's also an indication of Benedikt's "rapidly plummeting health"

https://gloria.tv/post/yxV6oiRQZdWL6ZHvipvEEk6JN

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On 06/02/2020 at 22:02, gcreptile said:

They are sending his personal secretary Georg Gänswein away, after some scandal late last year.

Some believe that it's also an indication of Benedikt's "rapidly plummeting health"

https://gloria.tv/post/yxV6oiRQZdWL6ZHvipvEEk6JN

That doesn't sound too promising for Pope Benedicts medium term or even short term future longevity. Good find.

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1 minute ago, gcreptile said:

Benedict visits his brother Georg who has fallen ill in a very much "saying goodbye" kind of way:

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/papst-benedikt-xvi-nach-deutschland-gereist-besuch-beim-kranken-bruder-a-7b2adc6c-3c4b-4c36-b8b1-6b49fa8352b8

I can see the conversation going something like:

 

Georg: No, you hang up.

Bene: No, you hang up.

Georg: I'll give you the last rites.

Bene: No, I'll give you the last rites.

 

Ad infinitum until 2021.

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The latest reports and  photos of a very frail looking Pope Benedict is strengthening my belief and feeling that he was a good pick by me for various pools and a highly likely big miss for the committee this year.

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Because of his sick brother, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. traveled to Bavaria. A visit that obviously demands a lot from him.

The 93-year-old was very exhausted, said Clemens Neck, spokesman for the diocese of Regensburg, citing Benedikt's private secretary Georg Gänswein.

The journey and the absence of the usual daily routine exerted him.


Watch out ...

 

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gesellschaft/ex-papst-benedikt-xvi-erschoepft-von-besuch-bei-krankem-bruder-in-regensburg-a-abcc6cab-35d3-42e0-af33-9afde6be5d48

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Frail looking former pope visits even more frail brother.

 

Following picture shows him on the way to his parent's grave yesterday.

 

 

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In fact, this pope already has three reserved burial places:

 

The grave of his family in Regensburg, a tomb in the cathedral in Munich, which already shows his name, and one in the crypt in St. Peter. At the moment, all three are empty.

 

Let's see, which one he chooses.

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14 hours ago, WEP said:

In fact, this pope already has three reserved burial places:

 

The grave of his family in Regensburg, a tomb in the cathedral in Munich, which already shows his name, and one in the crypt in St. Peter. At the moment, all three are empty.

 

Let's see, which one he chooses.

He might split himself up into thirds and use all three

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Trying to remember which medieval king has bits of him buried in four different places, I came across this:

 

"Twenty-two hearts from various popes—from Sixtus V in 1583 to Leo XIII in 1903—are kept in marble urns at Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi in Rome. Traditionally, the hearts were removed with the rest of the organs as part of the postmortem preservation process, and kept as relics just in case the pope became a saint."

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63428/10-people-whose-hearts-were-buried-separately-rest-them

 

Probably not something Benny needs to worry about.

 

 

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17 hours ago, WEP said:

Frail looking former pope visits even more frail brother.

 

Following picture shows him on the way to his parent's grave yesterday.

 

 

TMB5XAPVPP6QYR6K6AXPDXTOQM.jpg

 

Doesn't look like he has another year left in him.

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He looked a lot better only 1-2 years ago. Definitely a necessary pick for the committee in 2021 should he make it till then.

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Very frail and the death of his brother could worsen things. Shouldn't have been dropped.

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21 minutes ago, drol said:

Very frail and the death of his brother could worsen things. Shouldn't have been dropped.

I don't think he was on last years list. 

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13 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said:

I don't think he was on last years list. 

Was dropped in 2019. That was the right choice it seems. But keeping him off two years is pushing your luck.

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14 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said:

I don't think he was on last years list. 

We do not look back, but forward!

 

Benedikt on 16th slot for 2021!

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3 hours ago, Kenny McCormick said:

He might split himself up into thirds and use all three

This indicates special points fir an unnatural cause of death.

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4 hours ago, Toast said:

Trying to remember which medieval king has bits of him buried in four different places

 

I've remembered who this was now.  Not a king, but a soldier. 

Bertrand Du Guesclin

 

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Don't ask how I know this.  :unsure:

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Not medieval, but James II was dissected when he died in exile in France in 1701. Bits of him ended up in four different places, but most were lost during the French Revolution. 

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12 hours ago, JQW said:

Not medieval, but James II was dissected when he died in exile in France in 1701. Bits of him ended up in four different places, but most were lost during the French Revolution. 

Sounds like it could be the premise for the next Dan Brown novel.

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