ROME (AP) — The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.
“A pope dies, they make another,” goes one, suggesting how life goes on.
“Every death of a pope …” starts another, indicating a rare occurrence.
But the one most frequently heard when a pope is actually sick is perhaps the darkest: “The pope is fine until he’s dead.”
That one’s been making the rounds as Pope Francis nears a week in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, battling pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection.
While the Vatican has been providing twice-daily updates on his condition and
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