As Pope Francis spent his sixth day in the hospital under treatment for pneumonia in both lungs, the speculations about his real health status are running crazy, with simultaneous reports about Francis being at death’s door, or else felling a bit better and showing some improvement.
Now, yet another version of future developments emerges, with former Vatican department chief of cultural affairs, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, mentioning the possibility of a Francis resignation.
Ravasi said the Pontiff is ‘decisive’, and that he might step down if his health makes him unable to fulfil his duties.
The Telegraph reported:
The Vatican says pontiff spent a restful night in his private suite at the hospital, ‘got out of bed and had his breakfast in an armchair’.
The official bulletin states that in this evening he was improving slightly.
While the speculation is perhaps unwelcome, Francis was the one who first mentioned the possibility of resignation.
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