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Catholic Christian Christian Pope Francis was discharged to the hospital on Sunday after 5 weeks. He then thanked the supporters from the balcony of the hospital.
The 88 -year -old Pope was admitted to the hospital on 14 February due to infection in the lungs. He was also undergoing treatment for pneumonia and anemia.
During the treatment, the headquarters of Catholic Church, Vatican, reported that the Pope’s blood test reports showed symptoms of kidney failure. Also, the lack of platelets was also detected.
Pope was in danger of life twice during treatment
After leaving the hospital, Pope will return to his home in Santa Marta, located in Vatican City. On Saturday, the head of his medical team said that Francis would need two more months after returning to the Vatican.
On Saturday, the doctors of the Pope said that there was a danger of his life on two occasions during treatment, but at the moment his condition remains stable.
According to the Vatican, during treatment, the Pope needed high flow oxygen therapy several times. Pop Hospital was also working during treatment.
Earlier, Pope Francis had to go to the hospital due to diverticulitis in 2021 and then in 2023 due to hernia surgery.
The first non-European to become a pope in 1000 years Pope Francis was a Jesuit Pastor from Argentina, he became the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013. He was elected the successor of Pope Benedict Sixteenth. Pope Francis was the first person in the last 1000 years who reached the highest position of Catholicism despite being non-European.
The Pope was born on 17 December 1936 in the city of Florence, Argentina. Before becoming the Pope, he was known as George Mario Bergoglio. Pope Francis’s grandparents left Italy and moved to Argentina to escape from Mussolini. The Pope has spent most of his lives in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
He was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesutes) and was the first pope from the American continent. He had a master’s degree in philosophy and theology from Buenos Aires University. In 1998, he became the archbishop of Buenos Aires. In 2001, Pope John Paul Second made him a cardinal.
Pope Francis’s big decisions On the church of gay persons: Pope had questioned the issue of homosexuality from 4 months after assuming office. To this he said, “If a gay person is searching for God, then who is I going to judge him.”
Reform to remarriage: The Pope gave religious recognition to the divorced Catholic people who re -marry. He empowered such people to achieve communions to end social boycott. Communian is a practice in which bread/holy bread and wine/grape juice are consumed to remember Jesus’ last feast. It is also known as Prabhu Bhoj or Ucist.
Apologies on sexual abuse of children: In April 2014, Pope Francis accepted the sexual abuse of children in churches for the first time and also sought public apology. He called this crime committed by the priests of the church as a decline of moral values. Earlier, Vatican was criticized for not reacting to the matter by a pope.
Asked Catholic churches on sexual abuse during a visit to Belgium on 27 September last year to apologize. He also met 15 people victims of sexual harassment from priests in Brussels.