Benedict XVI, 93, suffers from erysipelas of the face, an infectious disease characterized by a red swelling that causes severe pain. he reached
Benedict XVI, 93, suffers from erysipelas of the face, an infectious disease characterized by a red swelling that causes severe pain.
Overcome by an infectious facial disease, Benedict XVI, 93, “is extremely fragile,” according to an article in the German regional daily Passauer Neue Presse, citing the former pope’s biographer, Peter Seewald.
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Benedict XVI suffers from facial erysipelas, an infectious disease characterized by a reddish swelling that causes intense itching and severe pain, the magazine reported. “According to Seewald, the emeritus pope is now extremely fragile (…). His intellectual abilities and his memory are not affected, but his voice is barely heard,” writes Passauer Neue Presse.
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His brother died on July 1.
Peter Seewald met with Benedict XVI in Rome on Saturday to present him with his biography, according to the newspaper. “During this meeting, the Pope emeritus, despite his illness, was optimistic and said that it could be his pen, if he regains strength,” he added.
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Benedict XVI visited his seriously ill older brother Georg in Germany in June, marking his first trip outside of Italy since his sudden resignation in 2013. Georg Ratzinger died two weeks later. The two brothers, both ordained priests on the same day in June 1951, were very close. The first pope to resign in nearly 600 years, Benedict XVI, citing health reasons, has led a secluded life in a small Vatican monastery since his resignation.
Date Updated: August 3, 2020, 11:58 PM
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