{"id":243664,"date":"2025-02-21T09:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/the-pope-marks-a-week-in-hospital-as-cardinal-suggests-he-could-resign\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T09:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:42:05","slug":"the-pope-marks-a-week-in-hospital-as-cardinal-suggests-he-could-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/the-pope-marks-a-week-in-hospital-as-cardinal-suggests-he-could-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pope marks a week in hospital –\u00a0as cardinal suggests he could resign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pope Francis, who has been in hospital with an infection in both lungs, has had a good night, the Vatican said – as a cardinal suggested the pontiff could resign.<\/p>\n

In a brief update on his health, the Vatican said the 88-year-old got up and had breakfast following his seventh night at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he is being treated for double pneumonia.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Vatican said the Pope’s overall condition was “improving slightly” and his heart is working well<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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He was also reported to have worked from his hospital room with his aides after breakfast on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Millions of people around the world have been concerned for the Pope’s increasingly frail health.<\/p>\n

Last Friday, the pontiff was admitted to hospital after struggling with breathing difficulties as a bout of bronchitis had worsened.<\/p>\n

The Pope<\/strong><\/a> has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs<\/strong><\/a>, on top of a polymicrobial infection in his respiratory tract, meaning a combination of bacteria, viral and other organisms.<\/p>\n

He is taking a combination of antibiotics and cortisone for what doctors also diagnosed as asthmatic bronchitis.<\/p>\n

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Amid speculation over whether the Pope, who has in the past hinted at a possible resignation<\/a> <\/strong>over heath issues, will stay on as leader of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi said Francis could choose to step down.<\/p>\n

Asked if he thought the Pope could choose to resign, he told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera: “I believe so. If he should have some serious struggles carrying out his service, he will make his choice.”<\/p>\n

But the cardinal suggested<\/a><\/strong> the Pope may want to stay on for the Jubilee, taking place this year, as he feels it’s his “great moment”.<\/p>\n

Shortly after being elected pope in March 2013, Francis wrote a resignation letter in case medical issues stopped him from carrying out his duties, the Argentinian has previously confirmed.<\/p>\n

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Pope Francis has a history of respiratory illness, having lost part of one of his lungs to pleurisy as a young man.<\/p>\n

He had an acute case of pneumonia in 2023 and is prone to respiratory infections in winter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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