Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the pope was taken to the Rome hospital for "necessary specialized assistance and further tests." He was taken by ambulance at 10:45 a.m., officials said.
Vatican officials played down the seriousness of the hospitalization, saying a patient of the pope's age is always at risk from the flu. The pope also has Parkinson's disease (news - web sites) and crippling knee and hip ailments.
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I heard he is going to have a tracheotomy?
Yeah, that Yahoo story says that the Pope did not need a windpipe, but I think the story is a little bit old because a lot of the media is talking about him undergoing a tracheostomy to help him breathe. While things are not looking good right now, let's all hope he can make a speedy recovery.
I guess Tom Delay will now ask for a Congressional hearing to find out why the church did not do everything possible to keep him alive, like demanding a miracle or something.
Of course, unless someone pays Delay a lot of money - he won't give a damn.
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