NEWS ABOUT BENEDICT

The Woman in Red at Midnight Mass

Remember the mysterious woman in red who jumped over the barricade and was wrestled to the ground by security right in front of Papa as he processed out of Midnight Mass in St. Peters? Here is a link to a story that appeared in several German newspapers about the woman's intent.

www.welt.de/politik/article2947895/Geistig-verwirrte-Frau-wollte-Benedikt-XVI-beis...

Unfortunately, the story is in German which I can't translate but basically it says that she was upset with Papa's so-called comments about homosexuals and planned to hug him and bite him on the neck in retaliation.

I believe I mentioned earlier in a discussion about the media's attempts to portray Papa as viciously homophobic, that they were pouring gasoline on fire which could cause a dangerous situation. This crazy woman is one example of how that comes to pass.


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Here's a quick translation:


Disturbed woman meant
to bite Benedict
Translated from

Dec. 29, 2008


A psychologically unstable woman tried on Chtristmas Eve to bite the Pope on the neck. This was reported by the Swiss newspaper 20 Minuten online citing a report from a Swiss Guard. The woman reportedly wished to avenge herself on the Pope for his statements about homosexuality.

The woman is reportedly Italian but lives in Switzerland where she is under psychiatric treatment. She was immediately subdued by the Pope's security men when she tried to approach him after the Midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve. She reportedly carried no weapons, and remained under police custody.

In 2007 a 27-year-old German man jumped over a police barrier to approach the Popemobile after a general audience in St. Peter's Square. He too was subdued instantaneously by the Pope's security.


The Reuters reporter (and his editors) who started it all by blatantly claiming the Pope said saving mankind from homosexuals was just as important as saving the rainforests should be tarred and quartered. It was this poisonous and flagrantly false paraphrase that most people, including other media, have been reacting to, not what the Pope really said, which his critics, of course, have no intention or desire to check out. Such media pandering really caters to borderline lunatics.

Here is what I commented when I posted the report on Dec. 22:

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But this late in the year, Reuters perhaps takes the prize for wilfully skewing its news for maximum headline 'sensation'. From a 5-page speech, this is what its Vatican reporter chose to report first, and unfortunately, the headline is all that anti-Church critics will need - or read - to start anti-Pope lynch mobs in defense of homosexuals.

Pope likens 'saving' gays
to saving the rainforest

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subsequently perpetrated in all the media worldwide, the way even supposedly 'reputable' [ which no longer necessarily means 'responsible'] outlets like TIME did: TIME:

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Pope Benedict XVI has said that saving humanity from transsexual behavior
is just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction.

By Jeff Israely

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008

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with the predictable results. The only thing we cna be thankful for is that homosexual activists and their advocates do not number anywhere near the 1.2 billion Muslims who were the potential tinder for the Regensburg misrepresentation.


The more I think about it, the more worked up I get about irresponsible journalists. The crazy woman gives me an idea of what to compare them to - vampires, who feed on innocent blood and would suck their victims dry if they could.

TERESA

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Thanks for the translation, Teresa. I get worked up about the irresponsible media too and even more so about any threat to our beloved Papa. To think a woman would try something so bizarre and awful.... She has to be loony. Most sane women are benaddicts.

benefan


I did not , of course, mean to imply in any way that I was not concerned about the Holy Father's safety! We all are about anything that concerns him - his health, his security, his well-being, his happiness, his life.

But his security arrangements appear to be more than adequate so far, and there will be crazies anywhere any time, who can and will act with or without provocation. That is why in this case, my outrage is all directed at the irresponsible media.

TERESA