21.   The frail pope cut back his participation in several Holy Week ceremonies because of what the Vatican described as arthrosis, a joint disease involving destruction of cartilage.

22.   The Roman Catholic hierarchy that John Paul heads is staunchly opposed to such studies because they involve the destruction of surplus embryos being discarded by fertility clinics.

23.   The Vatican has said the pope has arthrosis, a joint disease involving destruction of cartilage.

24.   U.S. law bans public funding of research that involves the destruction of embryos.

25.   The siege of Sarajevo involved the destruction of water pumps for the city, so that the residents of the Bosnian capital were often without running water.