Pope sick a 2nd day with apparent cold, cancels audiences
Source: ABC
Pope Francis canceled his official audiences Friday after apparently coming down with a cold.
The Vatican hasn't said what exactly Francis has come down with, but he was coughing and blowing his nose during Ash Wednesday Mass this week.
On Thursday, he canceled a planned trip across town to celebrate Mass with Rome priests.
His illness comes amid an outbreak of the coronavirus in Italy that has sickened more than 650 people, almost all of them in the north. Rome had three cases, but all three recovered.
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BusyBeingBest
(8,054 posts)He's no spring chicken.
Coventina
(27,121 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,054 posts)Coventina
(27,121 posts)Almost died that time.
He can't mess around with stuff like that.
IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)and doesn't turn people away if they're sick or whatever so it's high risk.
I hope it's just the common cold.
LenaW
(51 posts)It's not good to meet with all sorts of sick people during an epidemic, kiss them, shake their hands. It's crazy to do that while he himself was coughing, blowing his nose, clearly sick - while praying for the victims - and then going out to the crowds and touching everyone.
I just can't figure out a way to excuse that.
OneCrazyDiamond
(2,032 posts)the Holy Spirit grants them powers to heal the sick? If so, avoiding the sick would be against their dogma.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)OneCrazyDiamond
(2,032 posts)How do they do faith healing miracles? Isn't that a reason fro sainthood?
iluvtennis
(19,862 posts)2naSalit
(86,646 posts)was ill, my first thought was that he's been exposed. How could he not be?
Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)Aristus
(66,381 posts)This non-Catholic respects you very much.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Please, God, please do not take Pope Francis from us.
NOT NOW.