Breathing crisis renews concern about Pontiiff’s health while fighting with double pneumonia.
Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for two weeks with pneumonia, had a quiet night after suffering Breathing crisissays the Vatican.
The 88-year-old PontiF suffered a crisis on Friday, including “vomiting by inhalation and a sudden deterioration of respiratory state,” Vatican said.
On Saturday, Saint moved in the statement: “The Pope spent a quiet night and rests.”
The Vatican source added that “there was no crisis yesterday. The pope woke up, had breakfast and read papers as usual.”
Francis was a pursuit of helping to remove vomiting from its airways on Friday, the Vatican noted, saying that it also needed non -invasive mechanical ventilation, which means it is not intubated, which would require sedation.
Pope’s doctors said it would take 24 to 48 hours after health problems on Friday to see if the Pope’s breathing problems had worsened his condition.
Francis was recognized to Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital on February 14th with severe respiratory problems that quickly degenerated in double pneumonia, a serious infection in both lungs that can turn them on and wiring them, making it difficult to breathe.
He last suffered what the Vatican described as a “long -term respiratory crisis like asthma” on February 22, but there were no repeated crises by Friday.
Francis has not been seen in public since he entered the hospital, and his longest absence from view since his papacy began in March 2013.
On Saturday, the Vatican official said that for the third week, running, the Pope does not expect to lead his usual Sunday prayers with the pilgrims and that once again the text of Angelus prayer will probably be published rather than read.
It was speculated if Francis could resign now, especially since his schedule is full of papal duties during the celebration for the Holy Jubilee Year.
“If the Pope survives, many imagine that they will want to end the year’s year, but that after that, when he is 89, he will face the question of whether to resign,” said Italian Vatican expert Marco Poli for the AFP news agency.
Francis always said that he was open to monitoring his immediate predecessor, Benedict XVI, who left in 2013 because of his age (85) and his physical health.
But before his hospitalization, Francis repeatedly said that it was not the time yet – and it might never be.
Meanwhile, Catholics around the world continue to pray for the Pope’s quick recovery.
On Saturday, people flew to the Gemelli hospital, separated the rain to light candles and pray at the foot of Pope John Paul II’s statue.
The older man stood for about five minutes under an umbrella with a lit candle, which he then carefully placed at the foot of the statue.
A dozen nuns also prayed for ponthift, while there were handwritten messages for “Pope Francesco”, including posters illustrated by children and balloons worn by Francis’ picture.
