Pope Francis fights for a cold - sermon must be canceled!
Pope Francis fights for a cold - sermon must be canceled!
Pope Francis is fighting again and has to adapt his appointments in the Vatican due to a severe cold. The 88-year-old Pope, who has been in office since 2013, broke his sermon on Sunday for breathing difficulties. In his place, Archbishop Diego Ravelli took over the reading, while Francis retired to recover, as krone.at . This is not the first time that the Pontifex has to cancel or delegate appointments due to its battered health. His bronchitis forced him to hold audience in his residence in the Vatican guest house in Santa Marta on Friday and Saturday.
Health challenges of the Pope
The Pope's health challenges are not unknown; His respiratory tract is increasingly difficult for him in winter. At the weekly general audience on Wednesday, the Pontifex apologized and said: "With this strong cold it is difficult for me to speak. That is why I asked one of my fellow brothers to read the catechesis. He will read it better than me." This statement illustrates how much his illness makes him create - a further setback for the head of the Catholic Church, which plays a central role among the approximately 1.4 billion believers worldwide, as Nau.ch notes.
Francis is the second oldest pope in history, only Pope Leo XIII. Was older and died at the age of 93. The Pope's health remains a worrying affair, since it has occurred several times in public with health restrictions in the past few months, including frequent sitting in a wheelchair during official events. The Argentine Pope, successor to Benedict XVI.
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