The pope of the Catholic Church is on his deathbed. At this time, 1:50pm ET, there are no confirmed reports of his death from the Vatican.
I am posting this diary to ask all kossacks to refrain from writing diaries containing announcements of his death until it is confirmed. Even at that point, Daily Kos will not need 364 diaries about this death. Please keep that in mind. I assume a front-pager will post the confirmed announcement and we can all use that thread as a vehicle for discussion.
Here's my guideline for writing diaries on breaking or popular news items: does my diary contribution contain an angle to the story that has not yet been covered on Daily Kos?
Please use the search feature and Recent Diary List link to ensure that you are not contributing unnecessarily to the noise around the site (whatever the topic). Adding to it makes it very difficult to sift through the vast amount of postings here to find the facts and truly unique stories that deserve attention.
Thank you.