Rumors regarding the possible resignation of the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church have been gaining strength in recent days following he canceled some scheduled visits due to health problems that have put thousands of parishioners on alert.
It seems that the pope’s health situation is becoming more and more delicate, since In recent days Francisco canceled his agenda once more on medical recommendation in the face of growing mobility problems that have forced him for weeks to carry out activities in a wheelchair.
That said, Italian media would be speculating that the holy father might be thinking of retiring; nevertheless, the official Vatican channels have not commented on these suspicions that generate uncertainty and concern among the community.
Although these rumors intensified following the pope himself announced a consistory for next August 27, where 21 new cardinals will be appointed, of which 16 would be under 80 years old, and possibly would be on the list to become the successor of Francis.
What is worrying for many is that the images of the Supreme Pontiff with his limited mobility are becoming more and more frequent. It is to remember that At the beginning of May, Pope Francis was seen moving around with a wheelchair while carrying out his duties, and during April the religious leader had to cancel some of his commitments alleging health problems.
An example of this is the cancellation of his trip to Lebanon, which was scheduled for June. “Lebanon has received a letter from the Vatican in which it is officially informed of the decision to postpone the planned visit of the Pope.” Lebanese Tourism Minister Walid Nassar said in a statement, stating that the decision had been made for health reasons.
Pope Francis joked with Mexicans and asked for tequila for knee pain
Pope Francis recently joked around with a group of Mexican seminarians who asked him regarding his knee pain. “Do you know what I need for the leg? A little tequila,” she said, sparking laughter from the religious.
The video, which went viral on social networks, was recorded during the general audience on May 11, and lasts a few minutes.
“Pope Francis, how are you on your knee?”, asks one of the seminarians. “Very capricious,” the pontiff responds when talking regarding the health problems that afflict him, and for which he was seen for the first time in a wheelchair, within the framework of a public act that took place at the beginning of May.
Given this, and in the middle of the funny moment, the seminarian successively tells him: “But thank you for your smile, your joy to be here despite the inconvenience. You give us a lot of example also for future priests”.
They also promised him the following: “If one day we go to Santa Marta, we’ll take you a little bottle.” And it is not the first time that the Argentine pontiff jokes and shows off his good humor with the people who greet him during the audience.
In January he explained during a general audience to the faithful his health problems: “It’s something temporary. They say this only happens to older people, and I don’t know why it happened to me…”, he concluded smiling while the attendees applauded.