St. Peter's Square (narrative poetry)

St. Peter's Square
Pope John Paul the Second
Saying his Baptist Name
Poland
13 languages
Great Fame
Singing songs
Prayers
Mass
Rosary in his name
Amen
Catholic

Scripture of the third hour
Cardinals
His Vicar
Rome
Grave
Wadowice, Poland
Joaquin Navarro-Valls--Vatican Spokesman
Last Rites
Extreme Unction
Tracheotomy
Convalescing
EEG, EKG
Brain Dead, Heart Stop
Pontiff's Kidney
264th Pope
Parkinson's Disease
"circulatory collapse and septic shock"
Mass held at Cathedral of our lady of Angels Los Angeles
Red cap, robes, golden threads, gowns, night in Rome past 10:00pm
ignorance, envy, jealousy, questions, significance, dignity
suffering, Terri Schiavo, suicide, dying, example, courage
grace, intellectual, spiritual, strength, attacked, survived,
sage, assaination, reports flying, Reuters, AP, Italian agencies
Vatican denying, brave,
there is no hope for the holy father
Schindlers-Schiavo parents
support of the cause of life
human dignity, vulnerable points
apology to jews
legacy, communism
pontificate
vigorous, travelled
broken barriers
first pope to visit white house, synagogue, Cuba
stabilizing communist empire
“what do you call a person who does not drink alcohol but eats it”
rum laced dessert
touching Christ
life for all is a gift and blessing
not given as possession cling to forever
grateful
integrity, commitment, bare burdens

person of great warmth
A father
whole vigil
he leaned on a sword
clearness in eyes
shallow breathing
irreversible picture
low blood pressure
urinary tract infection
septic shock-infection has spread through out entire body
fevers
systemic, succombing, 84 years old
"the pope already sees and touches the lord he is already united with our soul savior"
Papal chamberlain must be present has to certify death--calling by baptismal name 3 times and then
tapping on his forehead
"this pontiff"
"during his pontifficate"
the oldest known institiution created by man, church has gone on for 2000 years
St. Mathew's Cathedral
Arch bishop of Washington says the pope is "sinking"
meetings cancelled
member of college of cardinals would have a say in naming of next pope
"illness and frailty"
actor, playwrite,
presided over by Cardinal Mahoney
crystal glass with red wine, blood,
papal funeral in Rome
tyranny in europe
health and recovery
the curia, pope secretary
it takes a good man a very long time to die
the struggle
apostolic palace
his papacy
jesuit priest
the strong must protect the weak
conclave and election of a new pope
papal transition smoothly
lights in the papal apartments
pslam 119 25-32 in the breviary
14 stations of the cross
nasal feeding tube
antibiotics
Boston common amid rain storm
Rome's Gemilli hospital
the sacrament of the annointing of the sick
St. Peter's Square