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Pope close to death Reuters Pope John Paul is in a very grave condition and appears close to death after suffering cardio-circulatory collapse and shock, the Vatican said in a statement. VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul is in a very grave condition and appears close to death after suffering cardio-circulatory collapse and shock, the Vatican said in a statement. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the 84-year-old Pope had been given the Holy Viaticum — communion reserved for those close to death — and had decided himself not to go to hospital for treatment. The Vatican statement said the Pope had received cardio-respiratory assistance on Thursday and on Friday morning was still conscious, lucid and tranquil. It said the Pope celebrated Mass with his close aides at 6.00 a.m. on Friday. Pope John Paul’s fragile health took a sharp turn for the worse on Thursday evening as he developed a very high fever caused by a __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. http://personals.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0Z9NuA/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/wpWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> "[M]y ministry is that of servus servorum Dei." --Pope John Paul II (Ut Unum Sint, no. 88) "And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it." --Matthew 16:18 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pope-John-Paul-II/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/