“It is not a catastrophe: you can change the Pope and it is not a problem”affirmed the Argentine pontiff after reiterating that for now “I haven’t thought about that possibility. But that doesn’t mean the day after tomorrow I won’t think about it.”
The Latin American pontiff added that “it would not be strange” to follow the example of its predecessorBenedict XVI, 95 years old, who resigned in 2013 to the throne of Peter because he “lacked the strength” to continue governing the ancient institution.
However, the idea of three popes in the Vatican is preposterous even for the most anticlerical, since the German pontiff still resides in a convent within the Vatican.
Francisco underwent a bowel operation last year, he suffers from sciatica and now from knee ligament problems.
Medical reports are limited and scientific explanations very few.
Nevertheless, the same pontiff explained that he will not undergo an operation, because he fears anesthesia, especially after the colon surgery he underwent last year. “I suffered 6 hours of anesthesia and I still see the traces,” he recalled.
Everything seems to indicate that the organizers of the papal trips should carefully study their future pilgrimages, taking into account their age and their limitations.
Indeed, he is not the first pope of the modern era to appear ill before the faithful. Many Catholics remember the last years of the Polish Pope John Paul II (1978-2005), who presided over ceremonies bent over and with speech problems due to Parkinson’s disease, shocking images that sparked many questions.
Francis, in a recent interview, assured that in the event that he decides to resign, he would like to keep the title of bishop emeritus of Rome and confess the faithful inside a Roman basilica. Statements in which he indirectly underscored his good mental health.
The possible resignation of Jorge Mario Bergoglio was one of the Topics covered by the press since their physical problems are becoming more and more evident.
In Canada on several occasions he had to hold on to the arms of an attendant to get up from his wheelchair and he looked noticeably exhausted.
His advanced age, the possibility that his conditions worsen or he suffers an accident in the wheelchair during these trips, arouse concern.
“I don’t think I can continue with the same rate of travel as before,” the pontiff acknowledged at the press conference aboard the papal plane.
“I think that at my age, and with these limitations, I have to save my strength a little to be able to serve the Church, or on the contrary think about the possibility of stepping aside,” he said.
Source: Ambito
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