Given the not very encouraging news that has reached the public regarding the health of the pope emeritusits historical secretary, the archbishop George Gansweinhas limited itself to pointing out that Benedict XVI95 years old, “It’s like a candle that burns out slowly and serenely.” As reported by media affiliated with the Vatican, the condition of Francis I’s predecessor remains “serious, but stable.”
In that sense, the Pope Francisco He has made a massive call to prayer for his predecessor to recover from his delicate state of health, so his words aroused concern.
“Let us pray together for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who in silence continues to pray for the Church. Let us ask the Lord to console him and sustain him in this testimony of love for the Church, until the end,” said the highest authority of the Catholic Church.
Despite the fact that there are rumors that the health of Benedict XVI is in a bad moment, from the Vatican they assure that he is “under control”, despite its deterioration.
“The situation for the moment remains under control, constantly monitored by the doctors,” reported the director of the Vatican press office, Matthew Bruni. “I can confirm that in the last few hours there has been a worsening with advancing age”, he added.
DW reported that, in recent months, Benedict XVI the first pope to renounce the pontificate since the time of Gregory XII, has spent them in silence; except at the beginning of the year, when he had to get out of the way of the accusations regarding how he managed some cases of priests accused of child abuse when he was Archbishop of Munich.
