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20) Finally ... the truth.

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23) How do we know the Pope is really dead?

"We'll use this to find out!"

Knock, knock, who's dead?

Ancient traditions surround the end of a papal reign as well. Even the matter of determining if the pontiff had passed to his heavenly reward has long been regulated by custom. At least up until middle of the last century, no fancy monitors or esoteric medical tests were needed. It was done simply by hitting the pope on the head with a hammer.

Here's an article from the most recent interregnum: Silver Hammer

Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo holds the title of Camerlengo, or chamberlain, of the Holy Roman church, and that only acquires substance the moment the Pope draws his last breath.

At that point, the Cardinal Camerlengo becomes a sort of interim administrator, though in no sense an "acting pope". His first duty will be to decide that the Pope really has died. Traditionally, this has been done in the presence of the papal master of ceremonies and various other members of the pontifical household, by tapping the Pope on the forehead with a silver hammer and calling out his baptismal name three times to see whether there is any response.

Cardinal Martínez is more likely to rely on the judgment of the Pope's team of doctors. But his chamberlain's silver hammer will not be idle, for its other use is to break the Fisherman's Ring - the pontiff's individualised signet ring - to ensure that no instructions can be given out under his seal after his death. – The Guardian, 4/2/05

According to various sources, the forehead tapping, done as recently as the death of John XXIII, has been discontinued. In the rules put forth by John Paul II and apparently followed, covering his face with a towel was the decreed method of acknowledging his passing. However, the ring was still smashed — the medieval equivalent of changing passwords.

John Paul II did not get all his last requests. It was said he had asked to be buried in the earth; however, the cardinals decided that a choice spot in the Vatican grotto was more appropriate to their latest superstar and he was given the favored spot occupied by John XXIII, who was moved to another location. Truly do the Romans say, "There's nothing so dead as a dead pope."

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26) On April 20, 2005, Jordan was on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.    Near the end of the interview, Jordan's phone was shut off by the telephone company.  Immediately after the phone went dead, Jordan heard verbal threats about his work and his person.  Fearing that his computer might be at risk, he immediately shut the computer down and unplugged it from the wall power outlet.  Two days later, when Jordan next booted up the computer, this picture appeared on the screen. How it got there and where it came from, remains a mystery.