Pope is stable, but his speech will suffer [View All]

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http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=216402005


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POPE John Paul’s ability to speak in public, including his famous orations in St Peter’s Square, will be seriously curtailed by his recent ill-health, experts have said.


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It is now believed the effects of this operation could be permanent, making it much more difficult for the Pope - whose voice is already weakened and at times inaudible as a result of Parkinson’s disease - to speak at length.

I think the metaphorical implications of his inability to speak - speak volumes.