Throwable, Exception, and Error

[Frank Benoit]

Walter Bright schrieb:
> Steve Teale wrote:
>> If I want a catch-all catch, which should I be using.
>>
>> Out of habit I use Exception, but if I do that then I will miss some
>> things thrown from Phobos.
>>
>> Is it the intention that Throwable be used for this purpose?
>>
> 
> Yes.

Why is it possible to throw an Object?
I think "throw" and "catch" should be restricted to Throwable and
derived types.