The pope also prayed for "the men and women of the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially in the war-torn region of Kivu; Darfur, in Sudan; and Somalia, whose interminable sufferings are the tragic consequence of the lack of stability and peace".
If anything can concentrate the mind of Democratic partisans, it is four interminable years suffering Republican leadership in the House, Senate and White House -- the political equivalent of service in the Siberian gulag.
Passengers whose time is money wouldn't mind higher fares if it meant not suffering interminable delays, and vacationers wouldn't mind leaving midmorning or early afternoon if it meant cheaper fares.
This can happen in a fine hotel in Baltimore, or in the family room, where the teenagers fret that their best friends are suffering interminable busy signals while Mom and Dad surf on WebTV.
And, of course, the wolves were not euthanized, which suggests they were killed to end interminable pain and suffering.
I hope others will also weigh in when they read about studies like this or when they read about how healthy animals were supposedly "euthanized" for this or that reason when, in fact, the killing wasn't done to relieve interminable pain and suffering.
The barrel bombs are still falling and people still live in fear, but Syria's shaky "cessation of hostilities" has instilled some hope, a hope that Syria doesn't have to be like this, racked by conflict and suffering for interminable years to come.
