Recovering F1 star to receive dead Pope's blood

[corax]

the world is a strange place . . .

Fox Report: Kubica to receive Pope's blood

Recovering Formula One star Robert Kubica was set to receive a drop of Pope John Paul II's blood to aid his recovery from a horriffic rally wreck, Polish commercial news channel TVN24 reported Friday.
Polish church leaders were also sending a strip of the late pontiff's robes to the injured driver and urged the 26-year-old Pole to keep his faith.
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz wished Kubica a swift return to full health and said the connection to John Paul II, who he said was himself a keen sportsman, would strengthen his countryman's journey back to the track.

Here's an article about the accident last week



and a 3D recreation of how it went down
Robert Kubica crash rally di Andora 2011 - 06.02.2011r. reconstruction + photo (według TVN24)

[fenrisx]

The weird is a weird place, indeed.

He wasn't injured that bad was he? Wasn't it just fractures to his hand?

[corax]

Partially severed right hand I think, but he's expected to recover well enough to re-enter Formula 1 next year