Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy

politico.eu ^ | 2-17-25 | Ben Munster

[dynachrome]

Pope Francis is seriously worried about his health after being hospitalized with severe bronchitis, and is rushing to tie up loose ends ahead of the battle to succeed him.

The pope was admitted to a special ward earlier this month in Gemelli Hospital in Rome with a respiratory infection, and he has since been forced to cancel a number of public appearances.

It’s the latest health crisis for the 88-year-old pontiff, who had part of a lung removed as a young man and has become increasingly fragile in recent years. The Holy See press office has trickled out continuous updates, and on Monday said the pope’s bronchitis had advanced to a “polymicrobial infection” with a “complex clinical picture.”

[dynachrome]

Get the popcorn out.

[nwrep]

Thank God! Can’t wait.

[Nervous Tick]

It would be better for popo if, being close to death, he was to focus not on his legacy but on his FUTURE.

[Carl Vehse]

As the Antichrist, Francis the Talking Pope already has his legacy.

[Uncle Miltie]

More Gay Communism!?!!?!?

[Nervous Tick]

>> has become increasingly fragile in recent years

I wonder if, like Biden’s presidency, the papacy is actually a cabal.

[PIF]

The last Pope gets ready to name his Islamic successor.

[Nervous Tick]

Well Jesus was a gay communist, amiright? (channeling the UMC here...)

[FLT-bird]

The world would’ve been better off had the Argie Commie kicked the bucket decades ago.

[PGR88]

So much destruction and chaos remaining, so little time!

[Williams]

Bring back Benedict.

[blackdog]

That’s a legacy I would gladly run from in shame.

[Williams]

Sadly I’m sure he’s loaded the Cardinals up with more leftists than ever before.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Papal politics portrayed by a political rag. Two thousand years+ and much scriptural and traditional “deposit of faith,” and this is all about trying to lock in “reform?” Reform of what exactly?

Francis turned from the Church acting in the world, to the Church acted upon by the world.

[Antoninus]

A Pope doesn't get to choose his own successor. And if this Pope has taught us anything, it's that the current Pope can disregard and contradict what his successors taught.

That said, I pray for the man's soul, that God may grant him moments of clarity in his last days that he might fix some of the messes he has made and focus on leading souls to Christ, as is his mandate as Pontiff.

[dfwgator]

Of course, I have no illusions that his replacement will be any better.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

There's a Method to the madness, in the new book of Discipline....

[tflabo]

Papo’s role is to promote God’s Word and Jesus the Savior and not woke leftist political agendas.

[Tom Tetroxide]

If the Prophecy of the Popes is correct, he’ll be the last one.

[BenLurkin]

He needs to find Jesus.

I hope he recuperates sufficiently to publicly repent.