Pope cancels audiences for third day with apparent cold

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The 83-year-old pope, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory illness as a young man, has never canceled so many official audiences or events in his seven-year papacy.

The pontiff is apologizing after a video showed him slapping a woman’s hand away. He urged a message of patience in his New Year’s Day remarks. ABC News’ Adrienne Bankert reports.

Francis is, however, continuing to work from his residence at the Vatican's Santa Marta hotel and is receiving people in private, the Vatican press office said. On Saturday, those private meetings were with the head of the Vatican's bishops' office, Francis' ambassadors to Lebanon andCanceled were his two planned official audiences — formal affairs in the Apostolic Palace where Francis would have delivered a speech and greeted a great number of people at the end.

Francis last appeared in public on Wednesday, when he was seen coughing and blowing his nose during an Ash Wednesday Mass. The following day, he canceled a Mass across town with Roman priests and on Friday, skipped an audience with participants of a Vatican conference on artificial intelligence.

 

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Only God knows....! The pope isn't any different from any other human being. He cannot heal nor save himself. He needs God's help as much as any other sick being. COVID19

Wolve in sheeps clothing, i pray you all will do your research

SwissTrades Time to take your eternal place next to your almighty man made god

Amen

You don't like us to bad. Live with it.

If it was Influeza , they would've said it already... And he's the Pope so his CoVid testing got done at the first sign of symptoms . The Vatican being silent says a lot

The commie Pope is toast...

john_gravino Terrible to see anyone suffer, certainly hope it’s just a common cold and he recovers quickly.

Well, he has been acting like, what some Catholics call, a 'wolf sheep's clothing.'

So... he goes before a supposed, highly contagious audience without full protection, WHY? Who on his team is so uneducated? But, he wants to convince the world that Al is good for us? So, will he expire soon? Go hide in his bunker? or Get over it&convince everyone to get shots?

Prayer for my Pope.

Many lost part of their lungs to tuberculosis. If he has coronovirus then obviously he is a high risk so needs to wrap up, stay in bed, self isolate

Che la natura faccia il suo corso,amen

Has Francis got “THE” virus 🦠⁉️

He's got aids. Religion is overrated.

He’s only human

He IS 83... but the world will keep turning Pope or no Pope

Praying for Pope Francis to get better. 🙏💕

Bless Pope Grancis 🙏🏼👏💖

Pray that he feels better soon

Take care. We need you

I see how is trying to stir up rumors/fear. See how they threw in that lil tidbit about the Pope's lung issue in the title? Y'all are one step away from partnering with National Enquirer.

Out of Respect for the community at large. Give him a break........

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Prayers 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for The Papa please .......

He's got the Corona virus too.

so we might have - if he's too sick to perform duties - an unprecedented 3 living popes

It would appear that Pope Frankie is being served a rather large dose of karma.

It probably won't be long now before we will be waiting to see white smoke coming from a chimney

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

ya'll need a new pope Pontifex gotta go

Pope. May have the corona virus...

JeffreyMeursing Smart Pope.

Tick tock for the wicked.

He was seen this week working the crowd and shaking hands. Not a wise idea with the virus going around in Italy. I pray he will get well soon.

He needs to go.

I’m a catholic and I’m saying that they are a cult!

May Pope Francis get well soon.🙏

Haters, bots and trolls are out today

jtaurens Covpope-19 👌

God give heald to the Pope feel better

Vaccinated

'Cold' = Coronavirus?

This has been (imo) the best pope yet. I hope he is safe and recovers soon.

Echito elmpapa comunista, castrista, kirchnerista ...

If he’s sick he should definitely rest, especially at his age.

Still waiting for Pontifex to comment on the Senate bill that failed to protect babies born alive from being killed if the mother wants it aborted and it survives.🤔..Funny how he finds the need to comment on other political subjects.

Cold or Corona?

Borolavirus in Rome

He is a false prophet! Rebuke him! He is just a Jesuit! He is a false mosiah! He should have never been allowed to take the position! Research it! He worships the upside down cross! He is fake!

Conorna virus 👆🙄

Que lo revisen

Bet the Pope has Coronavirus

With all due respect I think life will go on without the silly mid-evil pageantry.

The Vatican is the only place Corona virus should run rampant

Well don't expect transparency.

Deus castiga! O diabo também!

Ok, but what would Jesus do?

worse Pope ever!

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