Doland, Angela. "Pope to ailing at Lourdes: 'Accept death at the hour chosen by God'." am New York 9/15/2008 15 Sep 2008
The Pope was visiting Lourdes, which is a shrine that's spring waters are supposed to have magical healing power. The pilgroms are usually sick religious people who donn't believe in modern medicine. The spring itself attracts about 6 million pilgrims every year, who are helped by attendents to bathe in the springs and are allowed to bring jars or vials of it home to drink. It reminded me about the view of fate in The Illiad, by Homer. Hector and Achilles reffered to fate numerous times. They would say that they would go out and fight, because the Gods would choose when they would die anyway. They were going to die whenther they fought or not, and it wasnt their choice, I don't like that way of thinking, like they don't have a choice, and I don't think its okay for the pope to be telling people to accept their death because god wants it to happen, but that is the Popes decision.
