The Vatican wanted Monday August 3 reassuring on the state of health of the former Pope Benedict XVI, considered however " extremely fragile ", according to the German regional daily newspaper Passauer Neue Presse which quotes a biographer of the former pope, Peter Seewald.
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" The health conditions of the Pope Emeritus are not of particular concern, other than those surrounding a 93-year-old person who is overcoming the most acute phase of a painful, but not serious illness, " the hall announced. Vatican Press, citing his personal secretary Bishop Georg Gänswein.
First pope to resign in nearly 600 years
According to the Passauer Neue Presse newspaper , Benedict XVI suffers from erysipelas in the face, an infectious disease characterized by a reddish swelling that causes severe itching and severe pain. “ According to Seewald, the Pope Emeritus is now extremely fragile (...). His intellectual capacities and his memory are not affected, but his voice is barely audible, ”the Passauer Neue Presse wrote on Monday .
Peter Seewald met Benedict XVI in Rome on Saturday to present his biography to him, according to the daily. " During this meeting, the Pope Emeritus, despite his illness, was optimistic and said that if his strength increased again, he might resume his pen, " he added. The first pope to resign in nearly 600 years, Benedict XVI, who had invoked health reasons, has led a retired life in a small Vatican monastery since his renunciation in 2013.
