Those Marian Prayers would no doubt be useful now
As the pope is again ill this time with a flu relapse The Popes Illness
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I'm so glad President George W Bush is not Pluralistic: 
"The Holy Father is in our thoughts and prayers and we wish him a speedy recovery and return to the service of his church and of all humanity." From
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This was all an "interesting" overview of the Vatican wheels turning from the BBC
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Vatican don't believe in walking in Dead men's shoes! It believes in praying for the dead, but not talking of such things as these!
The Pope's latest spell in hospital and his deteriorating medical condition have led to new speculation about his possible successor. Yet inside the Vatican it is considered bad manners openly to discuss the papal succession, let alone to campaign on behalf of any particular cardinal while the reigning Pope is still alive.
A formal prohibition against discussing who is going to be the next pope until the reigning pope is actually dead dates back a long way in history - 15 centuries to be exact. Click for full story
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