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Two Doves Thrown From Pope's Balcony Are Attacked
2014-01-27
[LATINO.FOXNEWS] Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds.

As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a seagull and a large black crow swept down on the doves right after they were set free from an open window of the Apostolic Palace.

One dove lost some feathers as it broke free from the gull. But the crow pecked repeatedly at the other dove.

It was not clear what happened to the doves as they flew off.

While speaking at the window beforehand, Francis had appealed for peace in Ukraine, where anti-government protesters have died.
Posted by:Fred

#6  I wonder if this is is somehow related to the 'satanic' theft5 of Pope John Paul's blood

"LINK"

Oh and the dove attacker - if the above was the case - would represent 'Lex Talionis'
Posted by: linker   2014-01-27 20:29  

#5  The white doves were symbolic of Christian peace. Wonder what the predator/scavengers were symbolic of...

They stand for evil forces. And the angels didn't seem to care to protect the white doves of Pope Francis, one of the more liberal Popes in recent times.
Posted by: Omavising Ebbemp9815   2014-01-27 20:15  

#4  The white doves were symbolic of Christian peace. Wonder what the predator/scavengers were symbolic of...
Posted by: regular joe   2014-01-27 14:24  

#3  "The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement... The crowd is running for their lives... The shopping mall has just been bombed with turkeys..I thought it would work...It was like the turkeys mounted a counterattack... As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"
http://youtu.be/lf3mgmEdfwg
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418    2014-01-27 14:16  

#2  I was actually sort of hoping the article referred to two leftly peaceniks being defenestrated.
Posted by: Bobby   2014-01-27 13:07  

#1  Not a good sign for peace in our time.
Posted by: Bobby   2014-01-27 13:06  

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