Didn't see this posted yet. He was taken to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday for a respiratory infection, per the official Vatican News outlet.

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-02/pope-francis-bronchitis-gemelli-hospital-bruni-statement-health.html

SoulSlaveAG2005 said:

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Prayers for recovery

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Amen.

BREAKING:

The Vatican announces that Pope Francis condition has worsened and that it’s now a "polymicrobial respiratory tract infection.”

Tests from recent days show "a complex clinical picture” that will require an extended stay at the hospital in Rome for the 88-year-old Pope pic.twitter.com/ZKJpTzZJC7

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 17, 2025

This happens on the protestant side with large churches, but always kind of interesting that these older ministry leaders don't officially turn the reigns over sooner than they do. Often times significant health issues late in life basically forces their hand. I wish there would be more intentional succession planning and execution.

10andBOUNCE said:

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This happens on the protestant side with large churches, but always kind of interesting that these older ministry leaders don't officially turn the reigns over sooner than they do. Often times significant health issues late in life basically forces their hand. I wish there would be more intentional succession planning and execution.

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Protestant churches could turn the reins over but not the Catholic Church…they have the whole process where they are closed up in a room with the black and white smoke until God selects the next pope (if I got it right…)

I doubt there will be another Pope. It's going to be interesting.

As in you don't think there will be another pope after Francis?