DA, I agree that there should be things ready to go as far as obits, tributes etc that are there in the studio when the time comes. That makes perfect sense. I'm talking about people openly discussing "when so and so dies", "so and so's health is failing rapidly" etc. It's just tacky and mean.

When so and so dies in this case, it will have a great impact on one of the world's largest religions.

It's not mean, it's relevant.

There's a difference between talking about the future of the church and hovering like vultures. I think the line's been crossed many times. People just need to accept that this is something humans don't control.

And I wasn't just talking about the Pope, but any public figure.

Agreed on that. People need to stop talking about "We can change this when the Pope dies". It's pretty futile anyway. There ain't no "We" in "Church".