The potato emeritus Benedict XVI is “very ill,” according to the current leader of the Catholic Church, Francisco I. The information was revealed during a mass on Wednesday, when the Argentine asked the public “a special prayer for my predecessor, who supports faith in silence.” A few hours later, sources inside the Vatican claimed that there had been a “deterioration in health” due to age.
Although it seems that the predecessor of Francisco I is in a very delicate state, they also indicated that, “for the moment, the situation remains under control and is constantly monitored by his doctors,” according to the church spokesman, Matteo Bruni. These data about the health of the potato emeritus is not new, since in 2020 the same institution announced that it had suffered a “painful but not serious” condition, which according to the German media was an unspecified disease.
In 2018, the German had written a letter to an Italian outlet, Corriere della Sera, in which he stressed that “in the slow decline of my physical strength, inside me I am on a pilgrimage to my home.” Despite his resignation, the former potato He kept in touch with the members of the church by writing different communications. On one of the last occasions, he included a very controversial missive in 2019.
Benedict became the first leader of the catholic church to give up such an important position in 600 years. The previous time, Gregory XII left his post to put an end to a civil war where there was more than one potatoin the year 1415. In the case of the German, it was due to his advanced age that did not allow him to perform his duties correctly.
The resignation of Francis I
In recent years, the possibility began to wander that the potato Argentine would also leave his role as head of the Vatican, because his state of health began to worsen. He even had to use a wheelchair due to pain in his knees.
In an interview at the beginning of the month, he told the Spanish media ABC that, shortly after being elected, he had written a letter of resignation that he would publish in the event that health does not allow him to carry out his work. “I signed it and told them: ‘If for some reason I cannot move, for medical reasons, here is my resignation. Have it,’” the Argentine told the newspaper.