Pope Francis came so close to death that his medical team considered stopping treatment

CNN ^ | March 25, 2025 | Christopher Lamb

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The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out respiratory illness.

Professor Sergio Alfieri told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera the most critical moment came on February 28 when the pope had a breathing crisis and inhaled his own vomit.

“We had to choose whether to stop and let him go or force it and try with all the drugs and therapies possible, running the very high risk of damaging other organs. And in the end, we took this path,” Alfieri said.

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[Governor Dinwiddie]

Pope Francis came so close to death that his medical team considered stopping treatment … then Satan intervened.

[Sirius Lee]

Maybe now he’ll turn to Christ for salvation.

[madison10]

Yeah, same.

[gibsonguy]

Yeah one last task, make sure his replacement will finish the destruction of the church.

[farmguy]

Pull the plug already!

[Antoninus]

Our Lord is giving him some extra time. I pray that the Holy Father will use it for prayer, introspection, soul-searching, and repentance.

[Darksheare]

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I’m certain that if he had passed away they would have chosen someone even worse to replace him.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

WGAF

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

Throw him in the burn pile, let the smoker rise.

Who will be the next pope?

Let’s hope it a believer.

[Deaf Smith]

Interesting that The Professor is working on the pope instead of a doctor.

You can tell by his technical term “inhaled his own vomit” instead of saying he Aspirated.

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Momma said...

[Getready]

The docs did NOT say “he was so close to death” , they said he was very ill , and based on the pontiffs wishes, they might withhold treatment. Leave it to CNN to conflate their reporting.
I personally have see much worse cases...patient on full mechanical intubation, highly sedated, multiple organ failure, multiple infections, meds to keep BP up, survive.
Complete b.s. reporting....talk to any ICU nurse or physician...

[No name given]

I hope so!

[Leaning Right]

It seems that Francis is now at least stable. This gives him an opportunity to do the right thing for the Church. And that is to resign for health reasons, just as Benedict did.

But like many of our older members of Congress, I suppose Francis just doesn’t want to give up all that power.

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"When the wicked thrive like grass, And when all the workers of iniquity flourish, It is that they may be destroyed forever."

Psalm 92

[TexasFreeper2009]

The perfectly healthy last pope stepped down ages ago and nearly outlived this imposter.

[mewzilla]

Now it’s Weekend at Betnie’s for Bergoglio...

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...Bernie’s...