VATICAN—According to Newsmax, Pope Francis’ health condition is so serious that people close to him do not believe he will live past next year.
One has to be careful with big breaking news stories, and few are bigger than the (supposed) Pope dying. Therefore, we will tread carefully here, but tread we must.
John Gizzi cites reliable Vatican contacts as a source, including “the secretary of one of the most powerful Vatican cardinals,” according to his Dec. 7 article. Gizzi writes that a “secretary of one of the most powerful Vatican Cardinals” told him straightfowardly: “Pope Francis is dying.” Furthermore, Gizzi asserts that sources inside the Vatican do not expect Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) to see the end of next year, 2022, and are in “pre-Conclave mode”.
Without more details, one can only speculate as to what exactly the situation is, but apparently Francis is said to be terminally ill and not expected to live another 13 months for that reason. A diagnosis has not been revealed but colon cancer would be a possibility, considering Bergoglio’s colon surgery back in early July. At the time, some Vaticanists expressed concern that this surgery had not been announced days or weeks in advance, as would have been customary.
The pope underwent surgery due to diverticulitis, a disorder of the colon wall, in July, and it also appears that at nearly 85 years of age, he “is physically and perhaps mentally not well,” Gizzi adds.
“There is a very significant detail that many in these hours underestimate, ignore or manipulate: the disease that has struck Pope Francis is severe and degenerative. It could also be chronic,” Luis Badiolla Morales, who is close to Francis and has good contacts, shared in those days.
Because of that surgery he (Francis) remained confined in a hospital in Rome for 10 days, and although officially it was not mentioned that he had cancer, for some his ailment is much greater than what has been reported.
Gizzi added that Vatican officials are already in “pre-conclave mode” and preparing the logistics for Francis’ passing.
The Communist Pope
These expectations about the possible upcoming death of Pope Francis raise the question of the Vatican’s possible candidates for his replacement. Whoever it is, we expect that he will not be as liberal as the current pro-communist pope. This pope is widely disliked by conservative Catholics in America.
One possible replacement is Hungarian cardinal, Peter Erdo. His political views are center, with appreciation for the traditionalists within the church. There are also many conservative cardinals, some who were appointed by this pope.
Jesuit Pope Francis’ actions have been highly controversial throughout his papacy, in fact, at an April 11, 2021 mass he said that sharing one’s property is an act of mercy not communism, seeking to convince his church members that communism is about sharing. He appealed to Acts 4:32, saying,
“No one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common” (4:32). This is not communism, but pure Christianity,” he said on that occasion.
But communism is not about sharing, it is an authoritarian state that takes away people’s private property by force, or in socialism — through laws.
Giving the human tendency to go to extremes, it is possible that the next pope will be a more conservative individual, albeit one that works with existing leftist structures such as the current U.S. Presidential administration, government branches and powerful social media moguls. We will keep you informed on these developments.
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