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Sorry everyone... I meant to send this NYT quote to someone privately today but instead mistakely sent it to the entire list under the wrong heading... It describes Pope Paul's arrival in Toronto today as quoted from today's New York Times. and since someone sent it to me today, I thought it might be of interest to others... Joan U. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SNIP > Although the 82-year-old pope used a cargo lift to get on and off airplanes >during his previous foreign > trip — and there was one waiting for him here — today he chose to walk down >the steep, metal staircase to > the tarmac, his right hand clutching the rail as he took each methodical >step. > > His head lolled forward and his face was virtually without expression, a >sign that the pope suffers from > Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder. But when, with >the help of two aides, he reached > the bottom, he banged his cane repeatedly against the tarmac in what was >apparently a gesture of triumph. > > He was then wheeled on a moving platform down a red carpet into a hangar, >where he met several hundred > admirers, including the Canadian prime minister, Jean Chrétien. > > "The very fact that Your Holiness has made the trip here bears witness to >your tenacity and your courage," > Mr. Chrétien said. >SNIP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn