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Pope Francis experienced a critical asthmatic respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen and blood transfusions due to low platelets.

He remains alert but in more pain than the previous day.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

As an ex-catholic myself I don't like too much the Catholic church, but this dude wasn't that bad comparing to all other Popes, don't forget that millions of people listen and follows whatever he says. It would not be so funny if we get a nazi apologist Pope now, to be honest I hope he lives a bit more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Why does he keep going to doctors and hospitals? He should pray and let god do his will right ya ole bag?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

European universities started as church institutions doing 3 things - theology, philosophy and medicine. So no, he shouldn't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 29 minutes ago

Plus the Roman Catholic attitude is that God's far too important to do little mundane things like that.

You have to put in the effort to get well, you can't just sit back and expect God to do all the work.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Funny how a man who claims to be the representative of God on Earth seems to be totally let down by the supernatural and entirely dependent on secular medicine for survival, like the rest of us. It's almost as if he was nothing special at all...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's not too late. He can still turn from his sin and accept Satan into his heart. Or more importantly, his lungs.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 19 hours ago

According to one story of French philosopher Voltaire's last words, his response to a priest at his deathbed urging him to renounce Satan was "Now is not the time for making new enemies."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 19 hours ago

Worship shitty gods, win shitty prizes :D maybe try not running the world's largest pedophile ring next time

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago

It'll be interesting to see how Prophecy of the Pope people handle it when this pope gets replaced normally like all the others.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 19 hours ago