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By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Apr 03, 2023

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org.

 

Wouldn’t it be nice if the Vatican simply told us the truth about the Pope’s health?

Last Wednesday, when the Pope was hospitalized, the Vatican press office reassured us that he was going in for “previously scheduled” tests. The next day we were told he was suffering from a respiratory infection, and by the weekend, as the Pope was released, the word was that he had been treated for “severe bronchitis.”

In an excellent analysis of “The Pope’s Mysterious Hospitalisation”, Vatican journalist Edward Pentin lists the questions raised by these explanations:

  • If the Pope’s original hospitalization had been “previously scheduled,” why did he have other appointments on his calendar for Wednesday afternoon—when Tuesday’s calendar had openings? …

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