Blood of Dead Pope on Grand Tour
Jan 4, 2012 1:50:03 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Jan 4, 2012 1:50:03 GMT -5
This is pathetic! Only the blood of Jesus can save them - this dude is more likely than not in hell, as his trust was in the goddess Mary! Jesus is ALIVE - JP is DEAD! Get a clue, Catholics!
Vial of blood belonging to Pope John Paul II arrives in Mexicali
Story by Stephanie Sanchez, Reporter -
Yuma, AZ-The essence of Pope John Paul II has made its way to the Desert Southwest.
The vial of blood belonging to John Paul made its way to Mexicali this afternoon.
Thousands of people gathered at the Catholic church called Senora Guadalupe to see the wax figure of the pope.
The wax figure has been on a tour arriving at many cities and this time it was Mexicali's turn.
"Minutes before the relic of the beatified John Paul II arrives. We have been preparing ourselves for about a month. We have prayed, we have held vigils and retreats," said Jose Isidro Guerrero, Bishop of Senora Guadalupe church in Mexicali.
The vial of blood was extracted shortly before his death in 2005.
It now rests between the hands of a wax figure inside a glass casket of the recently beatified pope.
The figurine also wears clothing once belonged to the pope.
John Paul visited Mexico about five times during his papacy and was known to be quite enamored with the country.
"We want that this visitation will give us peace. So we can have peace in our homes and our society. And whoever we run into, to share that virtue that is greatly needed in the world, our country and in Mexicali," Guerrero said.
The relic is on a four month tour of Mexico's 91 Catholic dioceses.
It includes many cities shattered by cartel violence in mexico which has claimed more than 40,000 lives.
Men,women of all ages including school children came to see the likeness of John Paul and for some it was an emotional moment.
One man who came to visit the Pope figure with his relative said it has increased their faith.
"She is going through something very delicate,but we are faithful that everything will be ok. We need her to be here for more than a thousand reasons," he said. "She's a little delicate right now and shes going to the hospital today but with our faith in god we think well be ok."
"I am so happy, very content," another vistor said. "Its unbelievable that the relic of the pope has come to this humble place. Its a miracle."
The celebration will end at 5 a.m and the casket will be on its way to Tijuana.
Additional video at link, if you can stomach it:
www.kswt.com/story/16013444/vial-of-blood-belonging-to-pope-john-paul-ii-arrives-in-mexicali
Pope John Paul body exhumed ahead of beatification
Coffin of Pope John Paul II exhumed
Fri, Apr 29 2011
A figurine of Pope John Paul II is displayed in a religious shop in Rome April 29, 2011. REUTERS-Alessia Pierdomenico
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Cracow (R) kisses the coffin of Pope John Paul II, exhumed ahead of his beatification, in the Vatican April 29, 2011. REUTERS-Osservatore Romano
The coffin containing the body of Pope John Paul II is exhumed ahead of his beatification in the Vatican April 29, 2011. REUTERS-Osservatore Romano
By Philip Pullella and Catherine Hornby
VATICAN CITY | Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:35pm EDT
(Reuters) - Pope John Paul's coffin was exhumed on Friday ahead of his beatification as tens of thousands of people began arriving in Rome for one of the biggest events since his funeral in 2005.
The Vatican said the coffin was removed from the crypts below St Peter's Basilica while top Vatican officials and some of the late pope's closest aides looked on and prayed.
Those present at the ceremony included Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, his personal secretary and right-hand man for decades, and the Polish nuns who ran the papal household for 27 years.
The wooden coffin will be placed in front of the main altar of St Peter's Basilica. After Sunday's beatification mass, it will remain in that spot and the basilica will remain open until all visitors who want to view it have done so.
It will then be moved to a new crypt under an altar in a side chapel near Michelangelo's statue of the Pieta. The marble slab that covered his first burial place will be sent to Poland.
The pope is being beatified on the day the Church celebrates the movable Feast of Divine Mercy, which this year happens to fall on May 1, the most important feast in the communist world.
The coincidence is ironic, given that many believe the pope played a key role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
As the Vatican prepares to move the late pontiff one step closer to sainthood this Sunday, Rome has been caught up with beatification fever.
The city is festooned with posters of the pope on buses and hanging from lamp posts as the city where he was bishop for 27 years awaits one of the largest crowds since his funeral in 2005, when millions came to pay tribute.
Large television towers are being erected along Via Della Conciliazione, the boulevard leading from the Tiber to the Vatican.
At least several hundred thousand people are expected at the mass in St Peter's Square on Sunday when John Paul's successor Pope Benedict XVI will pronounce a Latin formula declaring one of the most popular popes in history a "blessed" of the Church.
"MIRACLE CURE"
At least 16 heads of state and 87 official delegations from around the world will attend the beatification, the last step before sainthood in the Roman Catholic.
The Vatican has deemed that the otherwise inexplicable cure of a French nun, Marie Simon-Pierre Normand, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease, was due to John Paul's intercession with God to perform a miracle, thus permitting the beatification to go ahead.
Another miracle will have to be attributed to John Paul's intercession after the beatification in order for him to be declared a saint.
Beatification-related activities begin on Saturday night in Rome's Circus Maximus, the sprawling oval used by the ancient Romans for chariot races.
An all-night prayer vigil will be held in the oval, during which Normand, Dziwisz and Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the pope's long-time spokesman, will describe their experiences with him.
John Paul's beatification has set a new speed record for modern times, taking place six years and one month after his death on April 2, 2005.
While the overwhelming number of Catholics welcome it, a minority are opposed, with some saying it happened too fast.
Liberals in the church say John Paul was too harsh with theological dissenters who wanted to help the poor, particularly in Latin America. Some say John Paul should be held ultimately responsible for the sexual abuse scandals because they occurred or came to light when he was in charge.
Ultra-Conservatives say he was too open toward other religions and that he allowed the liturgy to be "infected" by local cultures, such as African dancing, on his trips abroad.
www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/us-pope-johnpaul-idUSTRE73Q2HT20110429
Vial of blood belonging to Pope John Paul II arrives in Mexicali
Story by Stephanie Sanchez, Reporter -
Yuma, AZ-The essence of Pope John Paul II has made its way to the Desert Southwest.
The vial of blood belonging to John Paul made its way to Mexicali this afternoon.
Thousands of people gathered at the Catholic church called Senora Guadalupe to see the wax figure of the pope.
The wax figure has been on a tour arriving at many cities and this time it was Mexicali's turn.
"Minutes before the relic of the beatified John Paul II arrives. We have been preparing ourselves for about a month. We have prayed, we have held vigils and retreats," said Jose Isidro Guerrero, Bishop of Senora Guadalupe church in Mexicali.
The vial of blood was extracted shortly before his death in 2005.
It now rests between the hands of a wax figure inside a glass casket of the recently beatified pope.
The figurine also wears clothing once belonged to the pope.
John Paul visited Mexico about five times during his papacy and was known to be quite enamored with the country.
"We want that this visitation will give us peace. So we can have peace in our homes and our society. And whoever we run into, to share that virtue that is greatly needed in the world, our country and in Mexicali," Guerrero said.
The relic is on a four month tour of Mexico's 91 Catholic dioceses.
It includes many cities shattered by cartel violence in mexico which has claimed more than 40,000 lives.
Men,women of all ages including school children came to see the likeness of John Paul and for some it was an emotional moment.
One man who came to visit the Pope figure with his relative said it has increased their faith.
"She is going through something very delicate,but we are faithful that everything will be ok. We need her to be here for more than a thousand reasons," he said. "She's a little delicate right now and shes going to the hospital today but with our faith in god we think well be ok."
"I am so happy, very content," another vistor said. "Its unbelievable that the relic of the pope has come to this humble place. Its a miracle."
The celebration will end at 5 a.m and the casket will be on its way to Tijuana.
Additional video at link, if you can stomach it:
www.kswt.com/story/16013444/vial-of-blood-belonging-to-pope-john-paul-ii-arrives-in-mexicali
Pope John Paul body exhumed ahead of beatification
Coffin of Pope John Paul II exhumed
Fri, Apr 29 2011
A figurine of Pope John Paul II is displayed in a religious shop in Rome April 29, 2011. REUTERS-Alessia Pierdomenico
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Cracow (R) kisses the coffin of Pope John Paul II, exhumed ahead of his beatification, in the Vatican April 29, 2011. REUTERS-Osservatore Romano
The coffin containing the body of Pope John Paul II is exhumed ahead of his beatification in the Vatican April 29, 2011. REUTERS-Osservatore Romano
By Philip Pullella and Catherine Hornby
VATICAN CITY | Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:35pm EDT
(Reuters) - Pope John Paul's coffin was exhumed on Friday ahead of his beatification as tens of thousands of people began arriving in Rome for one of the biggest events since his funeral in 2005.
The Vatican said the coffin was removed from the crypts below St Peter's Basilica while top Vatican officials and some of the late pope's closest aides looked on and prayed.
Those present at the ceremony included Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, his personal secretary and right-hand man for decades, and the Polish nuns who ran the papal household for 27 years.
The wooden coffin will be placed in front of the main altar of St Peter's Basilica. After Sunday's beatification mass, it will remain in that spot and the basilica will remain open until all visitors who want to view it have done so.
It will then be moved to a new crypt under an altar in a side chapel near Michelangelo's statue of the Pieta. The marble slab that covered his first burial place will be sent to Poland.
The pope is being beatified on the day the Church celebrates the movable Feast of Divine Mercy, which this year happens to fall on May 1, the most important feast in the communist world.
The coincidence is ironic, given that many believe the pope played a key role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
As the Vatican prepares to move the late pontiff one step closer to sainthood this Sunday, Rome has been caught up with beatification fever.
The city is festooned with posters of the pope on buses and hanging from lamp posts as the city where he was bishop for 27 years awaits one of the largest crowds since his funeral in 2005, when millions came to pay tribute.
Large television towers are being erected along Via Della Conciliazione, the boulevard leading from the Tiber to the Vatican.
At least several hundred thousand people are expected at the mass in St Peter's Square on Sunday when John Paul's successor Pope Benedict XVI will pronounce a Latin formula declaring one of the most popular popes in history a "blessed" of the Church.
"MIRACLE CURE"
At least 16 heads of state and 87 official delegations from around the world will attend the beatification, the last step before sainthood in the Roman Catholic.
The Vatican has deemed that the otherwise inexplicable cure of a French nun, Marie Simon-Pierre Normand, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease, was due to John Paul's intercession with God to perform a miracle, thus permitting the beatification to go ahead.
Another miracle will have to be attributed to John Paul's intercession after the beatification in order for him to be declared a saint.
Beatification-related activities begin on Saturday night in Rome's Circus Maximus, the sprawling oval used by the ancient Romans for chariot races.
An all-night prayer vigil will be held in the oval, during which Normand, Dziwisz and Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the pope's long-time spokesman, will describe their experiences with him.
John Paul's beatification has set a new speed record for modern times, taking place six years and one month after his death on April 2, 2005.
While the overwhelming number of Catholics welcome it, a minority are opposed, with some saying it happened too fast.
Liberals in the church say John Paul was too harsh with theological dissenters who wanted to help the poor, particularly in Latin America. Some say John Paul should be held ultimately responsible for the sexual abuse scandals because they occurred or came to light when he was in charge.
Ultra-Conservatives say he was too open toward other religions and that he allowed the liturgy to be "infected" by local cultures, such as African dancing, on his trips abroad.
www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/us-pope-johnpaul-idUSTRE73Q2HT20110429
