Pope francesco he is better but does not forget the colon operation in early July, which forced him to hospitalize. The Pontiff says he is miraculous: “I am still alive. A nurse saved my life, a man with a lot of experience”. To the Spanish radio station Cope, Bergoglio admitted that this is the second time, “the first was in the year ’57”. The first time was thanks to an Italian nun who, opposing the doctors, changed the dressing that they had to administer to the Pope, then a young seminarian in Argentina, to cure him of the pneumonia he suffered from.
In the interview – according to what was anticipated, given that the publication will take place in the next few days – the Pope also talks about the speculations about his health and his possible resignation: “When a Pope is sick, a wind or a hurricane rises of Conclave “. The 84-year-old was operated on July 4 at the Gemelli Polyclinic for a diverticular stenosis with signs of sclerosing diverticulitis, an operation in which a section of his colon was removed, remaining hospitalized for 10 days. portray thin and tired, Bergoglio appeared recovered, although in the audience last Friday with the Catholic parliamentarians he began his speech apologizing for not being able to speak standing up, “but still I’m in the post-operative period and I have to do it seated. Excuse me. ”
Pope Francis has never stopped thanking those who wear the white coat. Precisely in his first Angelus after returning from the hospital, the Pontiffs began this way: “I want to say my appreciation and encouragement to the doctors and all the staff of this and other hospitals”. From the balcony, the head of the Holy See had underlined the importance of a “good” health service “accessible to all“.
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