drol 11,946 Posted January 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: Thats worrying news. Should watch this space...Francis could yet go before Benedict ! Calm down, Iain. The doctor had been suffering from cancer and was receiving treatment in hospital, where he caught COVID which accelerated his demise. He has not had any contact with the Pope for a long time. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted January 25, 2021 Pope Francis looks to be reducing his appearances now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted January 25, 2021 I think he'll resign once global circumstances allow. He won't willingly cause a conclave in the current climate IMO 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roaming_comrade 471 Posted January 25, 2021 If he actually resigns that would be so lame. Its the same with monarchs in many european countries except the UK by now. Theyre supposed to rot on the throne till death and nothing less! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted January 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, roaming_comrade said: If he actually resigns that would be so lame. Its the same with monarchs in many european countries except the UK by now. Theyre supposed to rot on the throne till death and nothing less! It'd be cool to have a "year of three popes" but all of the three are living Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, roaming_comrade said: If he actually resigns that would be so lame. Its the same with monarchs in many european countries except the UK by now. Theyre supposed to rot on the throne till death and nothing less! I agree! Fucking part-Time, lay about bastards! No wonder we voted Brexit! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted February 15, 2021 On 17/03/2013 at 22:43, Davey Jones' Locker said: "I warned them [the two kidnapped priests] to be very careful. They were too exposed to the paranoia of the witch hunt. Because they stayed in the barrio, Yorio and Jalics were kidnapped.'' Franz Jalics died on 13th February due to COVID, at 93. One of the two priests who were sold to authorities by a young Bergoglio. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted March 5, 2021 Picture of him during his visit to Iraq. First Pope to land there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted March 5, 2021 39 minutes ago, Dying Probably said: Picture of him during his visit to Iraq. First Pope to land there. Visiting a warzone in the middle of a pandemic. Doesn't sound like he's in too bad health to me... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted March 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: Visiting a warzone in the middle of a pandemic. Doesn't sound like he's in too bad health to me... Maybe he wants to resign but doesn’t agree with Papal abdication... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted March 6, 2021 Francis meets with Ali al-Sisani (wiki), who turns 91 in August. Their news channel just referred to al-Sisani as the most prominent Shia Muslim leader in the world. Not sure if that's true or not? Yesterday BBC News said Oprah Winfrey was the richest woman in North America (she's not even close). Sistani never seems to smile, and has one of the worst cases of "resting bitch face" I've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted July 4, 2021 Hospitalised for scheduled colon surgery. Not cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted July 5, 2021 Alert and breathing without assistance. . Had part of his colon removed. Not yet known if that decision was taken beforehand or all of a sudden during the operation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted July 9, 2021 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-07/pope-francis-surgery-hospital-recovery-work-sunday-angelus.html Going to deliver a sunday blessing from hospital. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,088 Posted July 14, 2021 He's going home, he's going home, the Pope is going home....... Pope Francis leaves hospital in Rome after 10 days following major surgery (msn.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted July 14, 2021 The two wheelchair popes. However Francis will probably recover in a couple of weeks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, arghton said: The two wheelchair popes. However Francis will probably recover in a couple of weeks Old and Young Mr 'your' Grace You've all done very well 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted September 3, 2021 No plans to resign: https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/02/resign-forget-about-it-pope-francis-plays-down-health-fears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted September 3, 2021 43 minutes ago, markb4 said: No plans to resign: https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/02/resign-forget-about-it-pope-francis-plays-down-health-fears Like the Queen, he thinks the last person to abdicate the job was a right old cunt! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted October 8, 2021 Pope Francis has confirmed he will not be travelling to Glasgow for the COP-26 summit as he had intended to, following his recent colon surgery. He had hoped to attend but did caveat it by saying 'it depends how I feel at the time'. Make of that what you will. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-58842535 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted October 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: Pope Francis has confirmed he will not be travelling to Glasgow for the COP-26 summit as he had intended to, following his recent colon surgery. He had hoped to attend but did caveat it by saying 'it depends how I feel at the time'. Make of that what you will. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-58842535 I make of it that he'll be a DL miss this decade - they seem to look at folk in their 90s, and Francis's health/robustness has never struck me as a nonagenarian in the making. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roaming_comrade 471 Posted December 8, 2021 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1532069/Pope-Francis-fall-video-plane-greece-lesbos-latest-vn The fall is not really that relevant but looks rather frail. Will be 85 next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,605 Posted December 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, roaming_comrade said: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1532069/Pope-Francis-fall-video-plane-greece-lesbos-latest-vn The fall is not really that relevant but looks rather frail. Will be 85 next week. I think him and Benedict could near each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted December 8, 2021 Pftt that's hardly a "fall". I don't think he looks bad at all. I just question why he hasn't stood aside yet. I seem to recall shortly after Benedict stood down, Francis commending it and saying he only wanted to serve for a similar length himself. Well... Benedict was Pope for 7 years and 10 months. Francis will be coming up to 9 years in March. Funny old thing power and prestige... folk often won't surrender it, even once they're past their sell by date! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
