Pope goes to hospital after fall

[IndianaGreen]

Source: BBC News

Pope goes to hospital after fall

Pope Benedict XVI has been admitted to hospital after a fall while on holiday in northern Italy, but the Vatican says he was not seriously hurt.

The Pope, 82, went for a check-up at a hospital in the alpine town of Aosta.

"It is nothing serious," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi was quoted as saying.

Reports say the Pope walked into the hospital with an aide. Pope Benedict, elected pontiff in 2005, was formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

The Pope is reported to have injured one of his wrists. A Vatican statement is expected after the medical checks.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8155372.stm

[Solly Mack]

1. I'm going to be nice. Please note date and time.

No jokes at all. None. Not one.

[IndianaGreen]

2. I am being nice as well

although I wondered about how Ratzo hurt his wrist. A fall? :eyes:

[Solly Mack]

3. I won't be tempted! lol

[Octafish]

14. Many wrist injuries occur in falls.

It's almost an automatic reflex for kids and grown-ups alike. The person reaches out to stop their fall. The wrist gets bent at an awkward ankle, leading to tendon and ligament injury. Sometimes there's a break.

If people can remember, they can reduce the chance of injury by keeping their upper arms against their side and their forearms and hands up around their faces. The arms cushion their ribs and their forearms help protect the face and head.

PS: I hope the Pope feels better soon.

[Posteritatis]

19. Ever fallen? Turns out you can hurt your wrist when you do.

Not sure why this is so surprising.

[hlthe2b]

4. Ditto....

Do we get "credit" for our restraint?

[Solly Mack]

15. Not a bit

being good is its own reward

snicker

[Demeter]

8. That's Too Bad (Your Restraint) Because I Don't Get It at All

and I could use a good laugh, esp. at the Pope's expense.

[Solly Mack]

16. Oh, I laughed

I just didn't share the joke :)

[Soylent Brice]

9. FUCK THAT. i won't be....

it's no wonder he fell, all that goosestepping makes your ankles weak.

[TankLV]

17. Let's just say I won't say how I truely feel at the news...

and that is CONSIDERABLE restraint for me...

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Update: NYT link: Pope Breaks His Wrist in a Fall

ROME — Pope Benedict XVI fractured his right wrist in a fall Friday morning while on vacation in northern Italy, the Vatican said.

In a statement, the Vatican said that the 82-year-old pontiff had slipped in his room in the chalet where he is staying in the mountainous Valle d’Aosta region, but was well enough to eat breakfast and celebrate Mass before being taken by car to the local hospital.

“It’s nothing serious,” the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said in a telephone interview . He said that the pope’s wrist had been “immobilized,” but he was not sure whether it required a cast.

Tiziano Trevisan, a spokesman for the hospital in Aosta where the pope was taken, said that the pontiff would remain at the hospital for several hours. “The doctors are evaluating how to proceed with the fracture,” Mr. Trevisan said. He did not rule out surgery but also said a “less invasive” intervention might suffice.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/world/europe/18pope.html

[tocqueville]

6. Does that mean the Pope isn't infallible after all ? n/t

[Nihil]

12. Subtle!

I like it!
:toast:

[amyrose2712]

13. I said that to my bf this morn and he counterd with..

"you think he was masturbating and god broke his wrist?" to which I replied "He should have been wearing a 'wrist-strong' bracelet"


Fuck nice.

[sofa king]

20. The Catholic Church already prefers the left hand of God, anyway.

[xfundy]

7. Th' Pope's a limp wrist!!11!@

Don't flame me, I'm queer as a football bat myself. It's just hard not to deflect their thrown feces back at them.

Surely that wasn't what the "restraint" was about, was it?

[stlsaxman]

10. "football bat"!

:rofl:

[zbdent]

11. gee ... too bad he's got socialized health care ...

how long did he have to wait ... a few minutes?

[comtec]

18. the ammount of time it took him to get there

he is the fucking pope afterall!
"dear god, please protect me from your fan club.. they're fucking nuts!!!"