The Pope and knee pain: “I can't walk, I have to obey the doctor. Pray for me"
“The leg doesn't work, I greet you from here. It's a humiliation "
An archive image of Pope Francis (Ansa)
Pope Francis continues to suffer from serious walking problems.
At the end of the audience with the pilgrims from Slovakia, in the Paul VI Hall, the Holy Father said: "After I will greet you but there is a problem: this leg is not good, it does not work, and the doctor told me to do not walk . I like to go but this time I have to obey the doctor. For this I will ask you for the sacrifice of going up the stairs and I greet you from here, sitting. It is a humiliation but I offer it for your country ”.
Bergoglio, instead of passing among the faithful to greet him, reached - alone on foot - his chair on the stage, while then he left the hall together with Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza , regent of the Prefecture of the Pontifical House.
He took his leave like this: "I would like to pass by to greet you all, but I cordially greet you from here. I pray for you, for your families, I pray for your noble people. Come on and take courage. And I ask you, please, pray for me ".
The Pontiff suffers from knee pain that for some time has forced him to make changes to his agenda, he recently underwent specific medical checks and was obviously told not to walk.
(Unioneonline / L)
