Question: The Pope and Terri Schiavo

Question- If the Pope has to be put on "Life Support" like Terri Schiavo, how long will the Catholic Leaders keep him on life support ?
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World News-March 25, 2005
Pope is ‘serenely giving himself to the will of God’
By Ruth Gledhill Religion Correspondent
THE POPE is “serenely abandoning” himself to God’s will, according to a senior Vatican cardinal. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the head of the Congregation of Bishops, made his comments during a sermon at a Maundy Thursday Chrism Mass at St Peter’s, in Rome, where he was standing in for the ailing Pope John Paul II.
Senior Roman Catholic sources in London emphasised last night that the comments referred to the Pope’s spiritual rather than physical health, but acknowledged that his health was deteriorating.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1541316,00.html
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Feeding Tube a Worrying Sign for Pope's Health
Reuters
Mar. 30, 2005 - The feeding tube inserted into Pope John Paul's nose will be causing him considerable discomfort and may not be enough to resolve his difficulties feeding himself, medical experts said on Wednesday.
The Pope already has a tube in his throat to aid breathing and a second one, for "naso-gastric feeding," can only be temporary. If he does not regain the ability to eat normally, he may have to have a tube inserted directly into his stomach.
"Nutrition via the esophagus (food pipe) is more simple than directly into the stomach," said Professor Roberto Filipo, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Rome's Sapienza University.
"But is it very uncomfortable for the patient and only short term."
The Pope's need for a feeding tube is almost certainly linked to his Parkinson's disease, Filipo said.
The neurological condition which makes the Pope tremble, has taken away much of his facial expression and slurred his speech over the years, is now probably affecting the muscles needed to swallow, he said.
This would indicate a very advanced state of Parkinson's, a sometimes debilitating disease for which there is no cure.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/print?id=626183