Pope scares child who mistook him for doctor

[emad]

Pope scares child who mistook him for doctor
30 Sep 2005 13:22:31 GMT



ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Pope's white robes scared a young boy who mistook him for a doctor when he visited a children's hospital on Friday.

The child began crying when 78-year-old Pope Benedict approached his bed in the cardiology ward of the Bambino Gesu (Baby Jesus) hospital near the Vatican.

"It's the white," a nurse explained to the Pope. "He can't take anymore of these white coats."
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30143954.htm

[emad]

1. Maybe the "killer eyes":

[unhappycamper]

2. Or maybe something else:

[mattclearing]

3. Now what the hell does that have to do with anything?

Seriously.

[fighttotheend]

7. I think implying could be some use "Allegedly"

[xchrom]

4. ok -- now you've scared me!

[StatsBabe]

5. Can't blame him

He scares me, too!

[fighttotheend]

6. If I was a little BOY, I'd be afraid too (let me just imply the rest)

[teenagebambam]

9. Ooooooh! You beat me to it!

[fighttotheend]

10. I'm just saying....LOL

[thinkingwoman]

8. you had me at...

pope scares child.

[emad]

11. Ratzinger used to be the Vatican's Witchfinder-General:

head of the Thought Police and Opus Dei.

Scary enuff............

[CatholicEdHead]

13. I do not believe he was head of Opus Dei

Yes, Ratzinger did lead the Inquistion department for many years. He is much closer to the "Communion and Liberation" movement than Opus Dei movement, though he does share sympathies for the latter.

Edit for the C&L Link:

http://www.clonline.org/us/

[poverlay]

12. You guys crack me up. Children can sense evil much better than we can.

I was born and raised Catholic, and I have a very creepy feeling about Ratzinger. I'm not sure why, but my instincts are screaming.

I hope Pope Smeagol gets his precious soon and leaves the poor children alone...

[sakabatou]

14. He look like Palpatine

He'll scare anyone.