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Pope Francis admitted to Gemelli: how is the pontiff?

It was quiet the night of Pope francesco hospitalized since yesterday on the tenth floor of the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. According to preliminary information, he woke up early as is his habit. Tried, but vigilant and serene, this is how the pontiff is defined who was already better yesterday afternoon, after the tests following the cardio-respiratory illness he had in Santa Marta, his residence, where he had returned at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square.

According to the Vatican communiqué, Pope Francis suffers from «a respiratory infection which will require a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy». For the pontiff, the problems are “of a cardio-respiratory nature”, infection with Covid-19 has been excluded. The chest CT was negative. There is a blood gas machine in the room to avoid saturation of oxygen in the blood.

Bergoglio is constantly followed by his personal nurse Massimiliano Strappetti who advised him to hospitalize him as he had already done two years ago when the pontiff had been operated on for the removal of part of the colon due to diverticular stenosis. How then he could celebrate mass in his room.

In 2021 he remained in the hospital for 11 days. At the moment there are no certain indications on the duration of the hospitalization. You will hardly be able to preside over the rites of Holy Week, you certainly won’t be in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, April 2nd.

The spokesman of the Holy See Matthew Bruni he said: «Pope Francis is touched by the many messages received and expresses his gratitude for the closeness and prayer». The Vatican statement explained that Bergoglio “in recent days has complained of some breathing difficulties”. Pope Francis had appeared tired during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square. He didn’t feel well on his return to Santa Marta, where he was supposed to have lunch.

The pope turned 86 last December and has mainly physical problems in movement due to a problem in his right knee that forces him to use a wheelchair and chronic sciatica. The hospitalization has brought back rumors of resignation, but the pontiff has always said that he “governs himself with his head”. On Swiss TV, on the occasion of the 10-year pontificate, he explained what could lead him to resign: «A tiredness that doesn’t make you see things clearly. The lack of clarity, of knowing how to evaluate situations ».

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Source: Vanity Fair

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