Two white doves were released as a peace gesture by Pope Francis, but a large black crow and a seagull immediately went in for the kill when the doves were set free.
People saw the event as a harbinger of dark times to come.
And it is not first time it happened.
Exactly the same fate was dealt to a dove released by Pope Benedict XVI almost a year to the day on Jan. 27, 2013.
On 11 February 2013, Benedict announced his resignation and his resignation became effective on 28 February 2013.
On January 30, 2005, Pope John Paul II had to actually shoo a dove out of his apartment window, the bird flew back into his room overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Pope John Paul II died a few months later, on April 2, 2005.
People saw the event as a harbinger of dark times to come.
And it is not first time it happened.
Exactly the same fate was dealt to a dove released by Pope Benedict XVI almost a year to the day on Jan. 27, 2013.
On 11 February 2013, Benedict announced his resignation and his resignation became effective on 28 February 2013.
On January 30, 2005, Pope John Paul II had to actually shoo a dove out of his apartment window, the bird flew back into his room overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Pope John Paul II died a few months later, on April 2, 2005.