Not too nervous...
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Jan 31, 2005
This morning, in announcing that the Holy Father is suffering from "flu-like symptoms," papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls added an interesting note: "However, the 2005 Pontifical Yearbook was presented to him."
Why did he mention that?
Our guess is that it was a signal. Since everyone is understandably nervous about the Pope's health, Navarro-Valls was indicating that John Paul is not too sick to sit up and acknowledge receipt of a book.
That's not much comfort, but it's something. The message, it seems, is that this really is the flu.
Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org. See full bio.
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