Terri Schiavo family thank pope for support

[AnnInLa]

Terri Schiavo family thank pope for support
Wed May 18, 2005 08:32 AM ET



By Philip Pullella

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Terri Schiavo's parents on Wednesday thanked Pope Benedict for Vatican backing in their failed campaign to keep their brain-damaged daughter alive and gave him a framed picture of her.

"I can't even tell you how I felt," Terri's mother, Mary, told Reuters in an interview with other family members in St. Peter's Square just minutes after meeting the Pope.

"When I gave it to him he said: 'I know, I know about Terri' to me. I couldn't imagine the Holy Father saying to me 'I know, I know about Terri'. It was the most I could have ever, ever hoped for," she said.

Bob and Mary Schindler, their son Bobby and their daughter Suzanne, were in the front row at Benedict's general audience.

"When he said 'Terri' he held his hand to his heart like he was very sad," her father added.

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[dancingme]

1. Publicity seekers

Was Hannity camped out in St. Peter's Square? How many interviews will they do talking about the Pope?

[LisaM]

2. When will this circus end?

And I agree, they are publicity seekers. How are they going to continue their road show after this?

[NYYFan]

3. They need to grieve

but how about doing it in private ? They've made us suffer with them long enough. :eyes:

[LostinVA]

4. Agreed. And this isn't grieving, it's grandstanding n/t

[NYYFan]

5. I concur

Yet again of another example of something that was best served to be done PRIVATELY.

[medeak]

6. wonder if he mentioned his close professional relationship to Jeb?

[mr_hat]

7. Who'll play the Pope in the made-for-tv "Schiavo Story"?

[daleo]

8. Ah-nold, the Popeinator? n/t

[4_Legs_Good]

9. Whatever happened with the autopsy?

I remember her husband saying he was going to have it done to determine exactly what kinda state she was in, but I never heard anything more about it.

david

[LostinVA]

10. The results are not final yet

It takes awhile to perform certain things and to finalize the report. I believe the coroner said 8-12 weeks.

[4_Legs_Good]

11. Cool.

I'm glad it didn't just disappear.

:)

david

[Mark Williams]

13. Yeah

I was wondering the same thing. What do you think the results will show?

[moobu2]

12. SO when are they to start the process to make Terri Schiavo a Saint?

Maybe Saint Terri of the living corpse or something, I dont know...

[MODemocrat]

14. They must want to be back in the limelight

As sorry as I feel for those people for losing their daughter, it's time for them to move on and try to find solace in the fact she is with her maker, and in peace. Sometimes it seems that some religious people really don't believe in what they preach, otherwise, they would accept the "Lord's will." They are very afraid of death.