{"id":265044,"date":"2025-03-23T15:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/after-popes-balcony-appearance-its-clear-the-papacy-will-never-be-the-same-again\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T15:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:58:12","slug":"after-popes-balcony-appearance-its-clear-the-papacy-will-never-be-the-same-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/after-popes-balcony-appearance-its-clear-the-papacy-will-never-be-the-same-again\/","title":{"rendered":"After Pope’s balcony appearance, it’s clear the papacy will never be the same again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was a remarkable appearance in so many ways – magical for the crowds outside the Gemelli hospital, and of course also for the Pope, who thrives on interaction with the faithful.<\/p>\n

Bear in mind this is an 88-year-old who has been fighting for his life and at one point during the last five weeks was in a critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs.<\/p>\n

Even the Pope<\/strong><\/a>‘s own doctors said his life was in danger, yet he’s currently on a steady path to recovery and has now left hospital<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But seeing the fragile pontiff on the balcony, while alert and giving the thumbs up, at one point he also looked uncomfortable and was struggling to breathe after just a few minutes before the crowd.<\/p>\n

As he was driven back to the Vatican in his white Fiat Papal car, he was dependent on the use of nasal cannulas to supply him with oxygen.<\/p>\n

This was the day it became clear the papacy will never be the same again.<\/p>\n

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This is now a papacy which is less dynamic and more prophetic. The Pope’s mind, we have consistently been told, is agile. During his stay in hospital, doctors said he “had the mind of a 50-year-old”.<\/p>\n

So we can now expect a Pope who will lead spiritually but hardly in person – at least for the next two months.<\/p>\n

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We can expect more balcony appearances from the Vatican in future. But his overseas visits will almost certainly be cancelled and his meetings limited.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis clearly still has a lot of recovering to do – but he has made it clear he wants this to continue from the Vatican as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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