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Pope Francis, 88, remains hospitalized in Rome due to a worsening respiratory infection, described by the Vatican as a “complex clinical picture.”

Admitted on Friday with bronchitis, he was diagnosed with a polymicrobial respiratory infection, requiring changes to his treatment.

The pope has struggled with health issues in recent years, including past hospitalizations for bronchitis and surgery.

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[–] ThePowerOfGeek 63 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's pretty much guaranteed that whenever Francis pops his clogs the next pope will be ultra right-wing. Francis has been shitty in many ways, but as modern popes go he's been more on the tolerant side of things. That's pissed off a bunch of hard-right cardinals. So the next one will almost certainly be an opus dei fascist. At that point many will probably be looking at Francis with a little bit more nostalgia.

[–] eronth 15 points 4 days ago

Oh boy, I'm sure that'll help with the extreme rise in right-wing ideology and leadership worldwide.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He's not tolarant or nice. He's the spokesperson for the biggest pedo ring on the planet. They had to find a "nice guy" because the days of blind religios followers is dwindling.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek 6 points 3 days ago

A) I said he's "been shitty in many ways".

B) I didn't use the term "nice". So don't misquote me please.

C) I said "he's been more on the tolerant side of things". Which is true compared to the likes of Benedict and other popes. It's a sliding scale, and that doesn't mean he's been super tolerant and inclusive overall. But he has been slightly more tolerant than his predecessors. Casting all popes as being equally evil is myopic and not realistic.

D) You've missed my main point (either on purpose or accidentally), that the next pope will be worse than Francis. If an opus dei supporting cardinal gets the job the level of hatred and intolerance coming from Rome will be on a new level. And people - especially those who are impacted by the Catholic Church in any way - should prepared for that.