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The pope, operated two months ago, has never considered resigning

2021-09-01T10:21:09.047Z


Pope Francis, operated on two months ago on the colon, specifies that resigning has "not crossed his mind", thus opposing a denial to ...


Pope Francis, operated on two months ago on the colon, specifies that resigning has "

not crossed his mind

", thus opposing a denial to rumors conveyed by the Italian media.

Read alsoPope Francis left the hospital after his operation

"

It has not even crossed my mind,

" said the Pope in a long interview broadcast Wednesday, September 1 by Spanish Catholic radio Cope.

I don't know where they got the idea that I was going to resign!

He adds.

"

As soon as the Pope is hospitalized, he always blows a breeze or a hurricane of conclave,

" he further joked, adding that he stayed away from rumors by reading only one Italian daily and in never watching television.

"A totally normal life"

I'm still alive!

», Laughed the Pope, while paying special tribute to a«

very experienced

»

Italian nurse

. “

He saved my life! He told me + you must have surgery. There were other opinions

”, such as the use of antibiotics, tells the Argentinian sovereign pontiff, considering that the nurse provided him with clear explanations.

François recalled that a nurse had already saved his life in 1957 in Argentina, by doubling on her own initiative a prescription for antibiotics to treat a severe infection in the lungs.

His operation in early July in a hospital in Rome, under general anesthesia, consisted of a "

left colectomy

" (surgery to remove a portion of the colon).

The Pope suffered from potentially painful inflammation of the diverticula, hernias or bags that form on the walls of the digestive system.

One of the possible complications of this condition is stenosis, which is a narrowing of the intestine.

Read alsoPope Francis will soon visit Greece, Cyprus and Malta

François had waited until July for this "

scheduled

"

intervention

, when his schedule is lightened. The Pope indicates in the interview with Cope radio that he can now "

eat anything, which was not the case before with diverticula

". "

I still take the post-operative drugs, because the brain must register the fact that there are 33 centimeters of intestine less

", indicates the Pope, adding: "

I lead a completely normal life

". Pope Francis, who will be 85 next December, will travel in September to Budapest and Slovakia. He announced on Wednesday his intention to visit Greece, Cyprus and Malta soon.

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Pope Francis salutes the importance of a health service "accessible to all" from his hospital balcony (07/11/2021)

Source: lefigaro

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