1.0Via Mediahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamediaawelbornhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/author/awelbornrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="R9nXOsAZrs"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/2006/04/happy-birthday.html">Happy Birthday</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/2006/04/happy-birthday.html/embed#?secret=R9nXOsAZrs" width="600" height="338" title="“Happy Birthday” — Via Media" data-secret="R9nXOsAZrs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Pope’s birthday was yesterday, of course – His brother George sent him birthday greetings, excerpted by Zenit: "Dear Joseph, may your onerous theological work of so many years be of guidance and help to carry out the grandiose task that God has entrusted to you," said Monsignor Ratzinger. "May the Lord give you spiritual…http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060417/capt.ajm10804171152.italy_pope_easter_monday_ajm108.jpg?x=380&y=253&sig=0IzWLXxw2btTOU.WXQEVCg--