SAINTS

In October 2005, Libero, a newspaper belonging to Berlusconi’s family, then directed by a certain Feltri, now director of the official family newspaper “Il Giornale” owned formally by Berlusconi’s brother, published an article explaining that “technically” he could be seriously considered to become a “beato” (“Blessed by God, the first step to become a saint), taking into account the fact that Andrea Carloni, who was considered in overfulfilled coma suddenly woke up listening to the voice of Berlusconi.

In February 2006, during a speech in Cagliari, Berlusconi defined himself as the “Jesus Christ of politics”.

The other day, Mr. Berlusconi stated that he is the man who, in the whole history, has been the most prosecuted (by judges, of course !).

Recently, an Italian University professor working in France, made a bet with his students that people would support a proposal to nominate him “blessed by God”: in three days, the site got 172,000 visitors and received 899 mails of which :

- 342 of insults;
- 248 of users prone to believe about the seriousness of the project;
- 231 of support including 91 asking how to send contributions and 28 proposing to create local support committees.

Yesterday, paraphrasing a prayer from the Holy Mass, he stated that he is “buono e giusto” ( good and fair).

Many Italians fear that he may become the next President of the Italian (formerly democratic) Republic. May-be they should all support his nomination to become, instead, the next Pope before becoming a formal Saint. In any case it is a miracle that so many people still believe in him. No doubt.





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