Pope Francis’s doctor revealed that the Holy Father did not suffer and died at home, as his wish was. The last meeting between both took place on Saturday, the eve of the traditional blessing ‘Urbi et Orbi’. To the Italian press, Dr. Sergio Alfieri also tells the last regret of the High Pontiff.
O April 21, victim of a tocerebral vascular civa (stroke) that caused irreversible heart failure. Your doctor, Dr. Sergio Alfieri, He revealed to the Italian press that the Holy Father did not suffer and that there was nothing the doctors could do to save him.
“I took him a pie as he liked and we talked a little. I can say he was very well, he himself said,” says the Dr. Sergio Alfieri.
The next meeting was scheduled for following Monday – And in fact it happened, although under very different circumstances.
The doctor was called around 5:30 am: “I received a call of Massimiliano Strappetti [enfermeiro pessoal do Papa Francisco]: “O Holy Father is very sick, we have to return to Gemelli. ” Says that, upon arriving next to the Supreme Pontiff, he had the Open eyes – but no longer reacted.
“At that moment, I realized that there was nothing more to do. He was in a coma,” he adds.
It also mentions that even if Pope Francis had been taken to the hospital, this would have made no difference in his health: “We risked that die during transportationI explained to him that hospitalization would be useless. Massimiliano Strappetti Sabia you or Pope wanted to die at homesaid it whenever we were in [hospital] Twins.”
The two met in 2018 and since then they had a proximity relationship. He says that despite Pope Francis’ health fragility after more than a month of hospitalization, he never thought of preventing him from continuing to work: “It was the Pope. Return to work was part of treatment and he never exposed himself to any danger.”
Pope Francis’ last “regret”
Since it was still recovering from pneumonia, the high pontiff was prevented from complying with the tradition of washing the prisoners.
“Every year I like to repeat what Jesus did on Holy Thursday, the washing of the feet, in prison.” This year I can’t do it, but I can and I want to be close to you. I pray for you and your families, “said Pope Francis.
