Post by -Wings- on Apr 3, 2005 5:04:51 GMT -5
With all of the Pope news this weekend and in the weeks to come, I thought I'd post this little bit of Vatican tradition.
When a Pope dies, the "Cardinal Camerlengo" (Cardinal Chamberlain) first verifies the death. Traditionally, this is done by striking the Pope's forehead gently thrice with a silver hammer while asking him, using his Baptismal name, if he is dead, e.g., "Karol Wojtyla, are you dead?" When there is no response from the dead Pope, the Camerlengo solemnly announces his death and removes the Fisherman's ring from the dead Pope's finger. This ring, along with the papal seal, are broken, and the Pope's bedroom and study are sealed up.
Bang bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer came down upon his head
Bang bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that he was dead
Is this the true meaning of the song, and in what relevance would that have for the Beatles or PID?
When a Pope dies, the "Cardinal Camerlengo" (Cardinal Chamberlain) first verifies the death. Traditionally, this is done by striking the Pope's forehead gently thrice with a silver hammer while asking him, using his Baptismal name, if he is dead, e.g., "Karol Wojtyla, are you dead?" When there is no response from the dead Pope, the Camerlengo solemnly announces his death and removes the Fisherman's ring from the dead Pope's finger. This ring, along with the papal seal, are broken, and the Pope's bedroom and study are sealed up.
Bang bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer came down upon his head
Bang bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that he was dead
Is this the true meaning of the song, and in what relevance would that have for the Beatles or PID?
