The sick Pope Franciscus spent the twelfth anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital. The staff of the “Gemelli” clinic in Rome gave him a cake with candles. Francis spent on Thursday with breathing exercises and early, as the Vatican announced.
It continues to receive oxygen during the day and is continuously ventilated at night. An X -Ray on Tuesday confirmed an improvement in health. This has been stabilized since its last respiratory crisis twelve days ago (see video above). Francis has pneumonia bilateral and is in the hospital for almost a month.
On Thursday, the 88-year-old strive for the sober extensions of the Roman Curia, which runs until Friday. The Argentinian replaced the adjusted German Pope Benedict XVI in February 2013. Now he had the twelfth anniversary of his election as head of the church. At the age of 88 he is now the second oldest Pontifex Maximus in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
Dismissal for health reasons?
On the occasion of the birthday, a mass was celebrated for the Pope in the “Gemelli” clinic. The Vatican Curia congratulated him in a letter, reconciliation and congratulations arrived from all over the world. Francis also received a cake with candles from the hospital staff.
Time and again it is discussed about the possibility that Jorge Bergoglio could withdraw for health reasons. “This is a possibility, but it depends entirely on the pope’s conscience,” said Italian bishop Giuseppe Baturi, general secretary of the Italian bishops’ conference CEI. Only the pope could decide whether it would be without his office.
Source: Krone
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