===''February 25, 2005''===
[[The pope undergoes a tracheotomy due to worsening respiratory failure secondary to the "flu"([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4296537.stm BBC News: The Pope is breathing for himself]])
[[United States and Canadian Anglican dioceses asked to split from the world-wide Anglican communion over the issue of homosexual unions and priests([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4296859.stm BBC News: Anglican rift grows over gay row]])
===''February 5, 2005''===
The pope is recovering in hospital following a severe case of the "flu"
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