Vatican stated that Rome (AP) -P Francis marked a week’s point on Friday to stay in his hospital, 88-year-old Pontiff continued to fight pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection.
The Vatican on Thursday reported a “minor improvement” in its overall clinical position, in which he was well worked in his heart. But it will still take some time to understand whether various drug therapy is working, and outside doctors have said that in such a delicate patient, recovery from pneumonia may take up to two weeks.
According to the One-Line Morning Bulletin on Friday, “The night became good, Pope Francis got up and had breakfast this morning.”
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Francis was admitted to Jameli Hospital in Rome on 14 February after a case of deteriorating bronchitis; Doctors later diagnosed a complex respiratory infection, which included bacteria, viruses, and other organisms and started pneumonia in both lungs on top of asthma bronchitis. He determined the “complete comfort”.
On Thursday, some cardinals in Francis began to answer a clear question: Can Francis resign if he becomes irreversibly ill and is unable to move forward. Francis has said that he would consider this, Pope Benedict XVI’s “open door to retire”.
“Everything is possible,” said the Cardinal Jean-Mark Aquelil, Marsile, France’s Archbishop.
Another cardinal, gianfranko Ravasi was asked if Francis Pope can decide to follow the footsteps of Benedict XVI and step down if he becomes very ill. Benedict became the first Pope to retire in 600 years when he concluded in 2013 that he did not have the physical strength to carry globe-trotting papsi on the hardness.
“There is no question that if he (Francis) was in a situation where he likes to do as his ability (with people) … as he likes to do … was compromised, So I think he could decide to resign, “Ravasi was quoted. RTL 102.5 as mentioning radio.
Francis confirmed in 2022 that he wrote an resignation letter shortly after being selected Pontif that medical problems stopped him from fulfilling his duties. There is no provision in the canon law what to do if a pope is disabled.
But there is no indication that Francis is disabled anyway or even considering stepping on one side. While staying in his hospital, he continued to work, including bishop appointments. And in addition, after Benedict’s death, Francis clarified that he believed that the Pope’s work was for life.
Francis had an intense case of pneumonia in 2023 and is at risk of respiratory infection in winter.
Doctors say that pneumonia in such a delicate, elderly patient makes it prone to especially complications, which giving the difficulty in being able to effectively expel the fluid from their lungs. While his heart is strong, Francis is not particularly healthy 88 years old. He is overweight, not physically active, uses wheelchairs due to bad knees, was part of a lungs removed as a young person, and admitted to being a worthy patient in the past Has done
Francis has stayed in two long hospitals during his nearly 12 -year -old ponted. He spent 10 days in Jameli in 2021 when he was removed 33 centimeters (13 inches) with him. In 2023, they were admitted for nine days to remove intestinal scars tissue and to repair the stomach hernia for nine days.
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