The Pope and My Birthday…

Posted on September 25, 2003 by Christine | 17 Comments

They told me last night at the H-Town Happy Hour that I should be very careful admitting this, as the Catholic mafia may come and hunt me down or something … but I’m throwing caution to the wind.

Pope John Paul I died the day after my 9th birthday. September 28, 1978. I remember hearing on the news that he had died – watching TV before school, already in my Catholic school uniform. We talked about it in school and learned about the Papal election process. He was only pope for a month and two days, and after they held an election for a new pope, Pope John Paul II took his place.

Yesterday, I spotted on the Captivate monitors in my elevator at work that Pope John Paul II had to cancel his regular appearance because he is ill. He has actually been sick for some time now, as he is quite old. Hard to believe he has been pope for almost 25 years.

Just how freaky weird would it be if he died right around my birthday too? Not that I want him to – but I’m actually afraid that he will. Am I cursed? I mean, what is up with that?

Surely the Catholic mafia is going to be out to get me now…

(I should note that I am Catholic, in case you are wondering. And no, there isn’t really a Catholic mafia. That I know of.)

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Comments

17 Responses to “The Pope and My Birthday…”

  1. kdeweb
    September 25th, 2003 @ 5:55 pm

    I am sorry I didn’t make it to the get together last night. I actually came to Cabo, but I could not find you guys. Hopefully next time I will be able to actually follow directions. *sigh*

    do you work in greenway plaza?

  2. patricia
    September 25th, 2003 @ 6:35 pm

    that is a little freaky. maybe you should go light a candle or do a couple laps around the rosary. :D

    and, uhm, there is a catholic mafia. can’t really say much about it though … for obvious reasons.

  3. don
    September 25th, 2003 @ 7:01 pm

    Sorry, but there *is* a Catholic Mafia… but we’re not supposed to talk about it…

  4. J2
    September 25th, 2003 @ 7:37 pm

    That would be very scary. Maybe you are a piece of some cosmic destiny – like Donnie Darko or something.

  5. ste
    September 25th, 2003 @ 7:55 pm

    Well, there may not be a Catholic mafia, per se, but THE mafia is Catholic … err, *gag* HRRRK! thud … Whatta you lookin’ at?

  6. Kathy
    September 25th, 2003 @ 8:52 pm

    i work in greenway plaza!!!

  7. Stacey
    September 25th, 2003 @ 9:18 pm

    FDR died on my birthday, only 40 something years before I was born. I always find that somewhat weird.

  8. Natalie
    September 25th, 2003 @ 9:44 pm

    The first rule of the Catholic Mafia is that you don’t talk about the Catholic Mafia.

    Or is that something else? :)

  9. Katherine
    September 25th, 2003 @ 10:15 pm

    Yet another famous person that died before I was born! Why’d I hafta miss all the good stuff?? Elvis, moon walk, Pope John Paul I…. the list goes on and on! Happy (early) birthday!

  10. Christine
    September 25th, 2003 @ 11:36 pm

    John Paul I died before you were BORN??? AGH! I feel so OLD!

    And … shhhhh… let’s not talk about that Catholic mafia, ok? I mean, I don’t want to attract too much attention, ok? (Yeah, like blogging about this Pope thing won’t do it.)

    Kimberly – I work in downtown. One Houston Center to be exact. I’m so sorry they didn’t guide you up to us! They were supposed to! Grrr…

  11. Andrea
    September 26th, 2003 @ 8:35 am

    Dude, you are SO the anti-Christ … look at you … killing off Pope’s one by one…*grin*

  12. Sunidesus
    September 27th, 2003 @ 1:28 am

    *whispers*
    I think I might have been conceived when he died, but definately not born yet.

    Sorry to make you feel old!

  13. All Out of Angst
    September 25th, 2003 @ 8:21 pm

    1 Day, 100 Blogs, 100 Comments
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  14. All Out of Angst
    September 25th, 2003 @ 8:25 pm

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    September 25th, 2003 @ 8:43 pm

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  16. Bloggie Broad
    September 26th, 2003 @ 11:10 pm

    Birthday Blogiversary Saturday!
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  17. Bloggie Broad
    October 5th, 2003 @ 5:12 pm

    I hate death watches….
    Christine worried that the Curse of the Dead Popes Around Her B-Day would haunt her this year and some Papal watchers would apparently like it…

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