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...OLIVIER HOSLET / EPA Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger uses incense to bless the Pope's coffin...
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick of Washington declared it the "largest funeral in the history of the world," as outside the multitudes watched, on immense TV screens, the movement of the plain cypress coffin, a fitting last gesture by a Pope who understood so well how much images matter. Priests poured into the crowds to administer Communion, and over their heads, the flags sailed and swooped. Banners proclaimed SANTO SUBITO, Sainthood Now, and already reports were spreading of miraculous healings by the Pope last week. "The Cardinals have seen this outpouring, and it adds to the weight of their responsibility. It says...
They didn't pry the lid off my coffin with the Sideways offer. I was busy living my life. I have a baby daughter. Acting wasn't a priority...
...pivotal events, the incredible poignancy of Extremely Loud derives from passing thoughts or quick exchanges that reveal the sadness, struggles, and strength of the novel’s characters. That Oskar would invent a birdseed shirt reads more touchingly than his sudden decision to dig up the coffin...
...detonated explosives, killing Pantano's men but not Pantano, would he be prosecuted for dereliction of duty for not preventing the explosion and the casualties? Or if the Iraqis had detonated explosives, killing Pantano, his men and themselves, would the government honor him as a hero and adorn his coffin with medals? Leaders like Pantano are supposed to be decisive. He made a decision--to save his troops and himself--that the U.S. government apparently does not like, and he is paying the price...