Ave Maria...
Kyrie Eleison...

One of the most beautiful things that Catholicism has given me is that I no longer view death at the end of a long life, as something to be feared, provided you have tried to life according to the teachings of Christ and his church.

I hope the Holy Father passes, I think he is in pain and he is very old, and regardless of my thoughts on his papacy, I think he is at the core a compassionate and loving man.

I am fairly certain he will go to heaven, and with a billion people praying for him, his passage through purgatory will have to be easier than most.

When he passes, whenever that is, God grant that the next Pope be Robert Cardinal Sarah.

Quo Vadis? said:

---

One of the most beautiful things that Catholicism has given me is that I no longer view death at the end of a long life, as something to be feared, provided you have tried to life according to the teachings of Christ and his church.

---

I saw your post and immediately thought of this:



It is God's will either way this goes. I may not agree with the pope on everything but I suspect he is ready and accepting of whatever that future is.

FIDO95 said:

---

Quo Vadis? said:

---

One of the most beautiful things that Catholicism has given me is that I no longer view death at the end of a long life, as something to be feared, provided you have tried to life according to the teachings of Christ and his church.

---

I saw your post and immediately thought of this:



It is God's will either way this goes. I may not agree with the pope on everything but I suspect he is ready and accepting of whatever that future is.

---

Great video thank you.

Memento mori

FIDO95 said:

---

Quo Vadis? said:

---

One of the most beautiful things that Catholicism has given me is that I no longer view death at the end of a long life, as something to be feared, provided you have tried to life according to the teachings of Christ and his church.

---

I saw your post and immediately thought of this:



It is God's will either way this goes. I may not agree with the pope on everything but I suspect he is ready and accepting of whatever that future is.

---

Thanks for that video. So true.

When you get to a place of complete trust and peace with the Lord, you are set free to live.

Now showing signs of kidney failure. I don't think he makes it out of the hospital.

Prayers continue for Pope Francis.

Furlock Bones said:

---

Now showing signs of kidney failure. I don't think he makes it out of the hospital.

---

I think he's probably septic and his organs are shutting down as his body is overwhelmed

Ave Maria...

FEB 24 evening: Vatican says Pope Francis still “critical” but showing “slight improvement.”
He had “no episodes of astiform respiratory crises; some laboratory tests have improved.”

They say the “mild” kidney failure “is not a concern.”

Pope still receiving oxygen “even if… https://t.co/vLLbXb2RAy pic.twitter.com/KjR2fWRvoc

— Michael Haynes 🇻🇦 (@MLJHaynes) February 24, 2025

Lol, opposition to a heretic pope will not be tolerated on the religion board! What a joke.

That's YOUR issue, not THE issue. Of course I pray for repentance, but I've also seen enough to know better and am free to make my assumptions without moderation, if my assumptions don't violate any rules, which they didn't. That's just downright censorship, not moderation, and what makes this a joke. Ut sementem feceras, ita metes, if we're trying to look linguistically clever.

An ode to a military affiliation, nothing to do with religion in my case.

Wodanaz said:

---

An ode to a military affiliation, nothing to do with religion in my case.

---

The fruits of the Spirit are peace, joy, love, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, and self control.

I try to think of these before I post.

"Mild kidney failure" sounds kinda like "mostly peaceful protest."

Seems the Pope is no longer in critical condition...

https://satreport.catholicsat.com/p/the-sat-report-pope-francis-no-longer

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-02/pope-clinical-condition-health-holy-see-press-office-thursday.html

Update from this afternoon is he showing clinical improvement and they were able to wean the oxygen down more. He's getting out of bed, performing tasks, etc. They got him down on a Venturi mask for a while today which indicates to me he's been on very high flow o2. Next step is nasal cannula. Hopefully we will see that update in the next day or two.

Had not seen that site before. Thanks for sharing. A good explanation of the reason for the change in oxygenation delivery.

AtticusMatlock said:

---

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-02/pope-clinical-condition-health-holy-see-press-office-thursday.html

Update from this afternoon is he showing clinical improvement and they were able to wean the oxygen down more. He's getting out of bed, performing tasks, etc. They got him down on a Venturi mask for a while today which indicates to me he's been on very high flow o2. Next step is nasal cannula. Hopefully we will see that update in the next day or two.

---

Great news.

NoahAg said:

---

"Mild kidney failure" sounds kinda like "mostly peaceful protest."

---

There's multiple steps and degrees depending on the kind of acute kidney injury and any underlying chronic kidney disease.

Please pray for the pope again, he had a bronchospams and aspirated vomit and had to mechanically respirated for a while.

That update is not a good sign. While he pulled through the immediate issue, it sounds like he's on Bipap and is risking aspiration pneumonia on top of all the other things.

With someone in their elderly years these sorts of acute events tended to take more and more out of their stamina and eventually their reserves to fight through it give out.

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-03/pope-condition-stable-mechanical-ventilation-discontinued.html

Off Bipap, back on high flow. Reports today that he's looking better.

Statement from the Holy See Press Office pic.twitter.com/tEfyIWFpox

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) March 3, 2025

Please pray again, it doesn't seem like he can shake this thing

Prayers for Pope Francis