Vatican is forced to admit Pope Emeritus Benedict’s health has worsened following reports ‘he will not be with us much longer’
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- Respected Vatican expert sparks fears for Pope Emeritus’s health
- Spanish journalist Paloma Gomez Borerro suggested Pope Benedict is close to death
- He blamed his decision to stand down on health reasons
The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has deteriorated, the Vatican has revealed.
Senior church officials were forced to make their fears public after a respected Vatican expert declared ‘we won’t have him with us for very much longer’.
The 85-year-old, who stepped down in February, has looked increasingly frail in his few public appearances.
He is reported to have appeared unsteady on his feet when his successor, Pope Francis, visited him at the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo near Rome recently.
But some Vatican insiders have said recent suggestions that he does not have long to live by respected Holy See observer Paloma Gomez Borerro are alarmist, according to The Telegraph - although it is generally agreed Benedict has appeared weaker in recent months
Spanish journalist Ms Borerro stands by her claims, saying: ‘Benedict is in a very bad way.
‘In the last 15 days he has undergone a tremendous physical deterioration.’
The Pope Emeritus had given his deteriorating mental and physical strength as reasons behind his decision to step down.
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2013-04-12 12:35:13
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