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Posted on 10/29/2017 8:18:10 AM PDT by marshmallow
Benedict XVI is fine, but slipped last week suffering an hematoma. The image was published on Facebook by the bishop of Passau, Stefan Oster, who visited the Pope Emeritus on October 26
The rumors about the alleged aggravation of his condition had been shut down by the publication of a photo that portrayed the Pope emeritus during his afternoon walk in the Vatican gardens.
Now another photo went public of Pope Benedict XVI, who has no problem to show his fragility linked to his age and who still continues to receive visits: Stefan Oster, the bishop of Passau, posted it on Facebook on Thursday 26 October, together with the author Peter Seewald - the journalist who wrote four books-interviews with Ratzinger – as he presented the pope with a book. In the picture, we see Benedict XVI carrying on his face the sign of a recent fall.
In reporting the news, Monsignor Oster explained that the visible bruise under Joseph Ratzinger’s right eye was caused by a fall at home a week ago. This is the caption that accompanied the photos of the meeting (which was translated and posted on Facebook by Vik Van Brantegem, former assistant to the Press Office of the Holy See) “ What a heartfelt encounter today in Rome with our beloved Father emeritus Benedict XVI! Together with the well-known journalist Peter Seewald, I had the honor to present him with a wonderful new book: a volume that our diocese has published together with Seewald. Title: “Benedict XVI - The German Pope”. Great images, many short, deep texts on great themes and a brief summary of his life. Although Pope Benedict has a black eye after a fall last week, he has met us in health, good shape, full of spirit and with many.....
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That Catholic League Boxing finally put to use.
Fight’n with the devil?
An interesting observation, perhaps signifying nothing;
The former Pope poses in the photo with two men.
The one on the left looks grim and tense,
The one on the right looks lighthearted and joyful.
Two different reactions to the situation.
It gets messy sometimes.
francis acting out his former job as barroom bouncer and whacked him one in the nose?
Falls at his age are no small matters.
He is 90 years old. He is frail, and he is probably on blood thinners. I imagine the rest of this body is pretty bruised too.
May God bless Pope Benedict XVI!!!
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