Pope Francis, who feels that he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy – politico

According to two people familiar with the matter, Francis suffered from intensive pain and privately expressed certainty that he will not make it this time. On Sunday, the Gemelli doctors depressed the Pope by rejecting him to provide his regular Morning Angelus sermon, which he rarely missed at the hospital, said one of the people and a third person. He is now dealing exclusively on “orders of the doctors,” said one of them.

The Pope initially defended himself to the hospital, but it was undoubtedly said that he was at risk if he stayed in his room in the Vatican, the second person added.

Since his health has deteriorated last month, Francis has also carried out important initiatives and appointed likeable figures for important places after a progressive paper is characterized by bitter ideological departments.

Since he became a Pope in 2013, Francis has aimed to make the church more integrative and to open a key role for women and LGBT+ people. While this has caused many conservative angry reactions, the liberals complain that the reforms were not sufficient. In the meantime, the Pope’s efforts to put an end to the lack of child abuse by clergymen have produced mixed results.

Papal SUccession will be political

On February 6, before he was hospitalized, the new Pope. The move, which controversially describes a planned coordination of the next dean by top cardinals, should ensure that the process according to Francis’ wishes, people said.

Re, a long -time Vatican operator, is too old to take part in the conclave. Nevertheless, he will be a decisive figure in the discussions behind the closed animals that often take place in front of the conclave. One of the people said that Francis chose him as a Dean instead of a younger candidate that he wanted to keep a friendly face in the role that his legacy would defend.