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Pope Francis He signed a resignation letter in 2013 to be used in case he was forced to his duties as a result of poor health.
“I have already signed my resignation. Tarcisio Bertone was secretary of state. I signed it and said:” In case of impediment for medical reasons or whatever, here is my resignation, “said the Pope during a 2022 interview, according to A A report at that time of the New York Post.
The resurgent interview occurs when Francis has been hospitalized for more than a week and it was reported that he was in critical condition after suffering an asthmatic respiratory crisis On Saturday, according to an Associated Press report.
Pope Francis of Pacific rest in the hospital after the respiratory crisis, says the Vatican
Pope Francis speaks during the weekly general audience in Pablo VI Hall on February 12, 2025 in the city of the Vatican. (Vatican media through Vatican Pool/Getty images)
Francis also received blood transfusions after the tests revealed that he had a low platelet count, according to a Reuters report.
Francis, who turned 88 in December, has faced questions about what he would do if health problems left him unable to carry out his duties. Such questions would have been unknown before 2013, when Pope Benedict XVI resigned, becoming the first papal resignation in more than 600 years.
Francis revealed during the 2022 interview that he gave his renunciation letter to the Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a remaining Benedict XVI, about six months after being chosen for the Papacy in March 2013.
Pope Francis delivers his homily during the weekly general audience in Pablo VI Hall on February 12, 2025 in the city of the Vatican. (Reuters/Luca Cyrus/File Photo)
Pope Francis shares a written message while hospitalization continues
“You have it. I don’t know who Cardinal Bertone may have given it, but I gave it to him when he was secretary of state,” Francis said at that time.
While Francis continued his hospitalization In Rome On Sunday, he shared a message thanking those who have kept him in their prayers during their health struggle.
“Recently I have received many messages of affection, and they have seen me particularly affected by children’s letters and drawings,” Pope Francis published on Sunday X. “Thank you for its proximity and for the comforting sentences that I have received from everything The world! ”
Pope Francis greets people during the weekly general audience on January 10, 2024 in the city of Vatican. (Vatican media through Vatican Pool/Getty images)
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“I urge you to continue your apostolate with joy and that they are a sign of a love that hugs everyone, as #Gospelofthedoy suggests,” said another publication. “That we can transform evil into goodness and build a fraternal world. Do not be afraid to take risks of love!”
