88-year-old Pope Francis continues his stay in the Hospital, and the health update is concerning, as it becomes known that he now has the onset of double pneumonia.
This requires a more complex treatment and ramps up worries about the deterioration of his fragile health.
Reuters reported:
“Francis has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14.
The Vatican said in a statement that the pope had undergone a chest CAT scan on Tuesday afternoon which had revealed ‘the onset of bilateral pneumonia that requires further pharmacological therapy’.”
Bilateral (or double) pneumonia is a serious infection. It can inflame and scar both lungs, and has the impact of making breathing more difficult.
‘Laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and the clinical condition of the Holy Father continue to present a complex picture’, the Vatican said. It reiterated that the pope was suffering from a ‘polymicrobial infection’, saying this required corticosteroid and antibiotic therapy, which was ‘making treatment more challenging’.
‘Nevertheless, Pope Francis remains in good spirits’, the Vatican statement added.”
As a young adult, back in Argentina, Francis developed pleurisy, and doctors had to remove part of one of his lungs.
Vatican sources say that the pontiff is not on a ventilator and is breathing on his own.
All public engagements for the 2025 Catholic Jubilee (Holy Year) on the pope’s calendar have been cancelled through Sunday.
In the meantime, some nasty MSM news sites have started speculating on his death, trying to guess the ‘day after’.
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