Posted on 02/23/2025 11:23:01 AM PST by scouter
The Holy See Press Office provided the following medical update on Pope Francis on Sunday evening:
The condition of the Holy Father remains critical, but since yesterday evening, he has not experienced any further respiratory crises.
He received two units of concentrated red blood cells with beneficial effects, and his hemoglobin levels have risen.
The thrombocytopenia remains stable; however, some blood tests show early, mild renal insufficiency, which is currently under control.
High-flow oxygen therapy continues through nasal cannulas.
The Holy Father remains alert and well-oriented.
The complexity of the clinical situation and the necessary time for the pharmacological treatments to show results require that the prognosis remain guarded.
This morning, in the apartment on the tenth floor, he participated in the Holy Mass, together with those who have been taking care of him during these days of hospitalization.
>>>If Vigano were elected, he could rescind his excommunication with the stroke of a pen.
Thinking like a computer programmer here... If he’s not considered Catholic (i.e., he’s outside the Catholic Church) then he would not be a valid candidate. If he were elected, his election would not be valid, and therefore he would not have the authority to lift his own excommunication.
An excommunicated Catholic is still a Catholic. He’s a Catholic who is prohibited from receiving any sacraments until he manifests his repentance to the required authority. He is still, for example, under obligation to hear Mass on Sundays and Holydays, even though he can’t receive communion.
Gotcha. Makes sense.
In retrospect the popes in Rome were regarded as the rightful popes but at the time people were unsure who was the real pope and who was an anti-pope.
Finally..good news.
Excellent point!
Here’s the document that governs what happens when a pope dies or resigns, and how the new pope is elected.
Archbishop Vigano, please, God....
Like him or not, our duty as Catholics is to pray for his soul. God wants no one to be lost.
Pray that he repents of the evil he has done to the Church and accepts Jesus’ sacrifice and salvation.
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