The Vatican announced a “alarm”. Sudden deterioration of the health of the favorite conclave
The conclave is fast approaching. Cardinals are to start the election of the new pope on May 7. For this reason, the Sistine Chapel has already been closed to visitors.
“Alarm” in the Vatican. Cardinal Pietro Parolin has experienced a sudden pressure jump
Among the papabili, i.e. favorites to embrace the papal throne, the current secretary of the state of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. According to the Italian media, an incident related to A sudden deterioration of the cardinal's health due to a pressure jump.
“On Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican announced a” alarm “regarding the health of the Secretary of State and one of the papabili Pietro Parolin,” the Italian daily “Il Tempo”. “A medical team was called to a 70-year-old cardinal, which helped him for an hour. He was not in danger. It was simply a pressure jump, “we read.
It is not known if the sudden pressure jump will translate into the duties performed by Cardinal in any way Paroline or his participation in the conclave. Earlier, two elector cardinals, Spanish Cardinal, gave up the conclave for health reasons from participating in the conclave Antonio Canizares and Kenyan Cardinal John Njue.
The cardinal gives up the conclave. “I subordinate myself to the will of Francis”
Also Controversial Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu voluntarily gave up his participation in the conclave. Already in 2020, Pope Francis deprived him of “rights related to the dignity of the cardinal” in response to the first reports of the financial scandal at the Secretariat of State. However, there was a fear that after Francis' death, the cardinal would not comply with his decision.
In the letter announced on Tuesday, the 76-year-old cardinal once influentially wrote: “With the good of the church in my heart I served and I will serve with faithfulness and love, as well as to contribute to the unity and peace of the conclave, I decided to obey the will of Pope Francis and not go to the conclave, although I am convinced of my innocence.”
