Pope Francis health: Mons. Vincenzo Paglia rejects alarmism and morbid climate

Mons. Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, acknowledges that the concern for the health of Pope Francis is understandable, although the narrative that feeds the speculation about the severity of its state and the pre -main environment.

In conversation with ACI Press, the bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Terni-Ni-Amaly in Italy, said that it is “just being worried” about the health of the Holy Father, who at 88 suffers bilateral pneumonia and is admitted In the hospital Twins of Rome since February 14.

However, he said that this concern “must be maintained within limits,” and regretted that many speculations about their health have generated a “morbid climate.”

“The situation is undoubtedly delicate and the Pope has not reserved for efforts, unfortunately, from a certain point of view,” said the prelate before stressing that the pontiff “is recovering and will return to the Vatican in a few more weeks.”

On Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican reported on a “slight improvement” in the health of Pope Francis. Although it suffers “a complex clinical picture” and its “are stationary” conditions, blood tests show a slight improvement, especially in inflammatory indices.

On Wednesday afternoon the Holy Father received in his apartment on the tenth floor of the “Pope Hospital” to the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, who, who He claimed to have seen him “Alert and receptive”, even without losing their sense of humor. This morning, the pontiff has been able to lift and took breakfast in an armchair.

Mons. Paglia also said that he continues to pray “so that the Pope can soon resume his work, that in a time like this is more than valuable. I would say that almost indispensable, given how complex the world situation is and the absence of positive visions, ”he said.

“If there are some lights today in relation to peace, it is even more important for the Pope to support them and call everyone again to justice, equality and dialogue,” said Mons. Paglia in reference to the war in Ukraine and The situation in the Holy Land.

The prelate also stressed that these conflicts “are of enormous fragility” and that require a joint effort of many other parts that support lasting peace.