Pope John Paul II dies

i read this on a website

Has Pope John Paul II Really Died?
My condolences to the many millions of followers who are mourning the apparent death of Pope John Paul.

This is not a commentary on the Pope’s death – I’ll leave that to many others who believe they’re more qualified.

Instead, this is a commentary on how effective the mass media is at influencing public opinion all across the globe, within a short space of time.

Let me ask a few, perhaps insensitive, questions. Bear with me – I think you’ll see my point:

- Have you seen any recent footage or evidence of the Pope lying in hospital or feeding tube?
- Have you seen his body?
- Have you seen the death certificate – usually the only form of proof acceptable to an insurance company in the event of a claim?

No?

So could it just be possible that the Pope isn’t dead?

I’m not suggesting for a minute that there’s a conspiracy and the Pope has been spirited away to join the likes of Elvis. I’m simply asking you to consider the extent to which emotions can be whipped up within a short space of time, based only on an apparent announcement from the Vatican that the Pope has died. This announcement brought more than 100,000 mourners to The Vatican and had the attention of more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide. Many have been glued to their TV’s since the first serious health announcement on Thursday, March 31st.

In the near future, TV and the mass media will be used to instill fear on a scale far exceeding that of the death of the Pope, as natural disasters, both real and imagined, are reported. When that starts happening, I pray that logic will prevail, at least for a small group of thinking individuals, who will stop and ask: “How do I know this is REALLY happening?”.

"The modern press itself is a new phenomenon. Its typical unit is the great agency of mass communication. These agencies can facilitate thought and discussion. They can stifle it...They can play up or down the news and its significance, foster and feed emotions, create complacent fictions and blind spots, misuse the great words and uphold empty slogans.”
- Commission on Freedom of the Press, A Free and Responsible Press, 1947

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even this is they manage to turn into a conspiracy theory 😬 😬..............man I wonder if they wonder if they really are awake when they wake up in the morning

It's hard to believe anything these days with the capabilities we have, but come on, can we not give humanity the benefit of the doubt over this?

In the near future, TV and the mass media will be used to instill fear on a scale far exceeding that of the death of the Pope, as natural disasters, both real and imagined, are reported. When that starts happening, I pray that logic will prevail, at least for a small group of thinking individuals, who will stop and ask: “How do I know this is REALLY happening?”.

i think that was the point of the guys argument

We could pray for Our late Pope John Paul II that Our Lord Jesus Christ gets his souls to heaven

Pray if you feel the need. I can't, I'm no hypocrite. But I hope he had a fulfilled life ✅

shall we worry about the REAL problems in the world..?
amazes me how the world can be turned upside down in the matter of a day

Deano, we're upset.
Can you please not make this into a conspiracy theory...please?

I agree with Inkeeper. What right have to you demand we ignore the death of the Pope, real or not, just based on your opinion derived from an article you found online? Come on Deano, if you don't believe it, leave it. You said your piece 😬

Originally posted by The Inkeeper
Deano, we're upset.
Can you please not make this into a conspiracy theory...please?

upset 🙄

worry about bigger issues

Dont roll your eyes at me.
I do happen to be upset, if you arent, your entitled to your opinion. But i am, and you should respect that.

Bigger issues such as what? The illuminati are involved in this too are they 😐?

Originally posted by Syren
I agree with Inkeeper. What right have to you demand we ignore the death of the Pope, real or not, just based on your opinion derived from an article you found online? Come on Deano, if you don't believe it, leave it. You said your piece 😬

i didnt say ignore it....and dont think i believe the pope is alive...or that i dont care that he died...people are dying every day in the world..especially in the poorer parts of the world
im just sayin that theres more things to worry about
the pope died..R.I.P.....move on....

Originally posted by The Inkeeper
Dont roll your eyes at me.
I do happen to be upset, if you arent, your entitled to your opinion. But i am, and you should respect that.

Bigger issues such as what? The illuminati are involved in this too are they 😐?

now whos bringin conspiracy theories into it it...i didnt mention the illuminati..
bigger issues such as what??... 🙄
the state of the world for a start

I mentioned them because you seem to believe they exist and are involved in everything.

State of the world?

At least with the Pope here catholics had sombody to look to and sombody to help them keep the faith.

Originally posted by The Inkeeper
I mentioned them because you seem to believe they exist and are involved in everything.

State of the world?

At least with the Pope here catholics had sombody to look to and sombody to help them keep the faith.

i think they do exist..and are involved in most things.....anyone gonna prove me wrong for definete..we all have our beliefs...i dont feel i have to join the herd and believe what everyone else believes in fear that people will riducule me if i dont do what everyone else does..

Can you prove to me they exist for definate?

Can you prove to me they were involved in, as you have said before, 9/11?

people do try to prove it....its whether you believe it or not

i dotn wanna start arguin about 9/11 again...but if u really read into it....i think u would understand that somethin fishy went on

i understand something odd went on.

I do believe the US used it to go to war, and faked the pentagon crash.... but i dont believe the whole thing was organised.

I think the attack was the idea of Osama, and the government capitalised on it.

the whole destruction of the buildings was very fishy

i dont believe the planes alone bought them down