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Maybe they felt that it would be 'using' (?) the famous religious person during a sacred time in his time. His 'job' on earth wasn't to focus on parkinsons, but to focus on people and use religion to bring them together a tiny bit more no matter what the person religious preference was. I found it amazing at his age with a movement disorder disease, how well he did for the condition he was in internally. nancy m David Thurston wrote: > The best-known, most-loved face in the world is laid to rest in Rome. > I watch the three-hour requiem mass on television – CNN International > and BBC World. Very moving, though I am not a Catholic nor even a > Christian. Plenty of talk of suffering, not a single mention of the > word Parkinson's. > > I am astounded. Is there something seriously lacking in our briefing > the media, at all levels? > > How can we ever hope to raise awareness of our affliction when it > doesn't even get a mention when the Pope is buried? The media focused on his illness more when he was alive. It was apparent he was not a normal elderly person. We wouldn't use him to promote a cause. > And then to cap it, there's some so-called reporter standing in the > middle of St Peter's Square blithering on about the Holy Father > looking down on us all. > > God, if there is one, give me strength! > > David Thurston. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn