Posted on 11/09/2015 11:17:56 AM PST by NormsRevenge
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis had to be helped up the steps to an altar at a Rome basilica on Monday after stumbling in public for the second time in three days.
Two church officials flanked the 78-year-old pontiff and took him by the arm as he faltered on his way up the steps during a service in the Basilica of St. John Lateran.
On Saturday, the pope tripped on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica, stopping his fall with his outstretched hands, before two aides helped him back to his feet.
Last month, the Vatican dismissed an Italian newspaper report that the pope was suffering from a benign brain tumor, saying the pontiff was in good health.
The pope lost part of one lung to disease as a young man and is known to suffer some leg pain due to sciatica, for which he undergoes regular therapy and which might explain his apparent trouble climbing steps.
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Francis has said he expects his papacy to be short, and ends every weekly Angelus address with an exhortation to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics to pray for him.
I think he should retire.
Global Warming’s fault? ...at least according to Bill Nye.
Maybe God is telling him something.
Jesus fell three times with the cross. (Hey, my pastor compared Francis to the prophet Amos, I’m just upping the ante.)
I think God is tripping him....just to remind him who’s boss.
We may disagree with Pope Francis on some political issues, but we can all pray for his health and well-being, and for God to bless him and to guide him in wisdom for all of us.
Well, I have serious issues with Pope Francis but I certainly hope he’s physically okay.
A bit off-topic, but that statement makes me cringe, as that's a good way to break a wrist. Happened to a relative of mine, and he was no oldster. He was about 20 at the time.
Just don't ask me what the alternative is...
This Lutheran’s prayers are in agreement here.
And then Catholics can get someone even worse...
Retire? Three Popes in 5 years??
Has that ever happened before?
What could that mean to all his ‘reform’ efforts?
2 popes in 33 days back in ‘78. JP 1 and JP 2.
CC
Not short enough.
Maybe God is telling him something
Maybe he is just freaking old. They really need to pick a Pope who is in their 40’s. I don’t understand why everyone wants these old crones in leadership position. Even America is about to elect an old President (Trump/Clinton) which is horrible for the country.
I remember that set of events. 33 days. Wow.
The headline in one of the newspapers was: “Pope dies yet again.”
There was speculation that one of them was poisoned.
Ironic it is the young warriors and our finest who sacrifice and die so that the feeble and old politicos may stay in power.
Hillary’s Village&Playground needs a good cleansing.
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