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VATICAN CITY (Rueters) -- Pope Francis has just set
a Vatican speed record by giving the Catholic church 813
new saints in a matter of minutes.
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Canonized were a large group of Italians who were
beheaded by Turkish invaders for defying demands to
convert to Islam 533 years ago.
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The massacre occurred in 1480 and those courageous
Christians who shed their blood -- and their heads -- are
forever known as "The Martyrs of Otranto," the city in which
they lived.
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Pope Francis performed the canonization ceremony,
his first since becoming Pontiff, before a SRO crowd in
St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
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< A HUMBLE SUGGESTION, YOUR HOLINESS
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Congratulations, Pope Francis. You've made a very wise
decision honoring the martyrs.
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Now what are you going to do about Pope John XXIII?
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Isn't it time the Catholic Church cut the baloney and
declared him a saint as well? His deserving sainthood
is long, long, long overdue.
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After all, without Pope John XXIII, there wouldn't have
been The Miracle of the Sheppton Coal Mine Cave-In. .
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And, except for the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy a few months later, it would've been the No. 1
news story of the year.
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This year, in August, we observe the 50th anniversary
of the greatest mining rescue in the history of History.
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I mean, after all, way back in 1963 . . .
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Your Holiness, why don't you just turn to my Web page
for in-depth coverage . . .
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http://www.edconrad.org
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Incidentally, my cell phone number is 1-570-985-7220
and I'd be delighted to hear that you've agreed to put
a halo above Pope John's head.
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One request, Holy Father. P-L-E-A-S-E don't give my phone
number to strangers. I just hate to be woken up in the middle
of the night by people I don't even know.
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< Cordially,
< Ed Conrad
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P.S. Do not read below this line.
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http://www.edconrad.com/wellread.html