Pope remains in 'critical' condition after 'respiratory crisis'

BBC News ^ | 12/22/2025 | Doug Faulkner

[marcusmaximus]

Pope Francis's condition continues to be "critical" after suffering a "prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis" earlier on Saturday, the Vatican has said.

The pontiff is "more unwell than yesterday" and had received blood transfusions, the statement said.

The Vatican said the 88-year-old was alert and in his armchair, but required a "high flow" of oxygen and his prognosis "remains guarded".

The Pope is being treated for pneumonia in both lungs at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

The blood transfusions were deemed necessary due to a low platelet count, associated with anaemia, the Vatican said.

[dfwgator]

No comment.

[Vaquero]

Ditto

[Rastus]

White smoke ‘em if you got ‘em!

[Tipllub]

I will comment. I am hoping Trump can get a decent Pope that will act as a partner for the betterment of the world, like Reagan had with John Paul II. Who knows, maybe Francis will recover from this illness and repent and become a better Pope.

[ConservativeMind]

The Cardinals will surely have another terrible choice available to them from Satanic forces, when he dies.

[Jim W N]

Well I hope he has Jesus in his heart and is going to Heaven. I don’t want ANYONE going to hell.

[Seruzawa]

Satan throws more coal on the fire.

[ChuckHam]

Homos control the church, and another Marxist atheist will be made pope when the current homo goes to hell.

[Celtic Conservative]

Comment preemptively deleted by poster so he don't get banned.

[TexasFreeper2009]

they say.. if you have nothing nice to say, dont say anything at all.

So I wont say anything.

[Qwapisking]

read in a book once that “the devil is the Prince of the power of the air” so there is that when breathing becomes a problem. as a friend told me once, “it IS all about who you work for”.

[omega4412]

Soon Francis will hear the immortal words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” But from whom?

[Celtic Conservative]

He has Jesus in his heart. But apparently he’s made room in there for the likes of Pachamama. He needs to make his choice before it’s too late.

CC

[bigbob]

Better clean out the chimney.

[Williams]

I’m just here to read the comments.

[dfwgator]

LOL, or lack thereof.

[DiogenesLamp]

Pope remains in 'critical' condition after 'respiratory crisis'

Let God's will be done.

But I hope God is in the mood to have a real up close personal talk with pope Francis.

[Williams]

Pretty much the only good thing I’ve ever heard from this Pope was his acknowledgement of the existence of Satan.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Time to pop smoke.