Friday, April 01, 2005

Pope Asks to be Read Way of the Cross

According to Yahoo! News:

Navarro-Valls said John Paul asked aides to read him the biblical passage describing the final stage of the Way of the Cross, the path that Christ took to his crucifixion. In that stage, according to the Bible, Christ's body was taken down from the cross, wrapped in a linen shroud and placed in his tomb.

Navarro-Valls said the pope followed attentively and made the sign of the cross.

"This is surely an image I have never seen in these 26 years," Navarro-Valls said. Choking up, he walked out of the room.

Read more: Pope Said Conscious, in Grave Condition

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Let's all pray for a gentle passing.