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[Ydoll Gwyn]

Here's what happens when a pope dies (taken from the online catholic encyclopedia):

Immediately on the death of a pope the "cardinal camerlengo" who, as representative of the Sacred College, assumes charge of the papal household, verifies by a judicial act the death of the pontiff. In the presence of the household he strikes the forehead of the dead pope three times with a silver mallet, calling him by his baptismal name. The fisherman's ring and the papal seals are then broken. A notary draws up the act which is the legal evidence of the pope's death.

Silver mallet? Was that the origin of Maxwell's silver hammer? Hmmm...

[Herecomesyoursun]

I know this from reading that Dan Brown (Davinci Code guy) 's book Angels and Demons.  Interesting story of papacy etc.  

A true loss today.  Not too suprised though, once the organs go, thats about it for ya

[Indica]

Yep, but if what he believes is true, then lets all crack a bottle open for the fella...a hell of a journey he's now undertaking.

[Ydoll Gwyn]

Yeah, yeah, but what about the silver hammer?

[Herecomesyoursun]

I think Paul has said the silver hammer is just a reference to how just as you think things are going good, down comes the hammer.  If he had been referring to this i bet he would have said it, cos people would admire the song a bit more.  And we know Paul wants that.

[Mairi]

I'm pretty sure it's nto related... because MSH is supposed to be about when something bad happens and screws everything up.

While we're on the subject, I hope they get a better Pope this time, one who isn't so right-wing and old fashioned. he was a good person and had a lot of personal magnetism, but he was a bad leader and a lot of people left the Church because of him.
But he was a perfectly good person, of course. God bless him.

[Bruno]

RIP

[Ydoll Gwyn]

If he had been referring to this i bet he would have said it, cos people would admire the song a bit more.

[apple sauce]

I think the Silver hammer was in reference to when everything is going well in your life all of a sudden a silver hammer comes down and changes it. Metaforically speaking. He was a medical student prehaps the silver hammer was one of his medical instruments also??I believe the first observation was the true on or so Paul said.

[lennonlemon]

I know this from reading that Dan Brown (Davinci Code guy) 's book Angels and Demons.

[Herecomesyoursun]

It was the camerlengo i swear!  conclave begins soon...

[lennonlemon]

^lol