Former pope, age 95, is.very sick

[Demovictory9]

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-former-pope-benedict-health-failing-20221228-jbmxhd2t7bevfekqdbjszujvtq-story.html

The current pope, 86, told those at the Vatican Wednesday the 95-year-old former pope is “very sick,” CNN reports.

“I want to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict who sustains the Church in silence,” said Francis, calling on “the Lord to console and sustain him in this witness of love for the Church to the very end.”


“In the last few hours there has been a deterioration to the advancement” of the former pope’s age, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told CNN.



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Earlier this year, the former pontiff made headlines again, not for his health or age but for alleged mishandling of sexual abuse cases.

An investigation commissioned by the Church this past January showed Benedict was not only aware of clergy sexually abusing children when he was Munich’s archbishop, but that he had neglected to act. Benedict served in the role of archbishop from 1977 to 1981, well before he was elected pope in 2005.

It wasn’t long before Benedict requested forgiveness for any “grievous faults” concerning his inaction, though he did not personally apologize to those affected in the four cases, nor did he admit to any wrongdoing.

[PJMcK]

1. Bye, Felicia (n/t)

[MontanaMama]

2. +1

[malaise]

3. Wasn't he a Hitler youth?

I pass

[niyad]

9. Yes, he was. Apparently it was mandatory, and he was supposedly indifferent.

[FakeNoose]

15. Yes but it's not a bad as it sounds

The Hitler Youth in pre-war Germany was their version of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Almost every German child had to join. The Hitler Youth didn't turn into Jew-hating killers until they got much older. If the retired Pope was born in 1936 or '37, then he was still wearing knee pants when WWII was over. (I don't think he ever served in the military.)

[Hekate]

16. I think he was born in 1927, but even so

You’re right about it being just about mandatory, like the Young Pioneers.

[FakeNoose]

17. If he's born in 1927 then he'd be 95 now

[Hekate]

18. Which is what the OP says

[niyad]

22. ratzi was drafted into the luftwaffen in 43 and then trained with the infantry. he

deserted and fled home in 45 as the Allies were approaching. was briefly a pow.

[we can do it]

13. 😂

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Always has been.

[Demovictory9]

10. ..

[Beautiful Disaster]

5. The greatest thing Benedict did as Pope was stepping down...

...and subsequently giving us Francis.

[niyad]

6. May he, and his enablers, receive everything they deserve.

[Demovictory9]

11. Yep!

[Celerity]

7. I can't say I did nazi see that coming

[Demovictory9]

12. .

[Ruby Zee]

8. +1

[niyad]

14. "deterioration to the advancement of his age", sounds like he is dead. Very odd

phrasing. Or very poor translating.

[yonder]

20. Agree, very odd.

[demosincebirth]

19. I seen this coming. DU has surely change

[niyad]

24. Meaning what, exactly? In what way?

[Renew Deal]

21. There was a rumor that Francis wanted to retire

But felt he couldn’t have 2 retired popes around. I wonder if he would be open to packing it in if Benedict passed.

[Deep State Witch]

23. May He Get His Reward

Whatever it may be.