Pope Francis asks for prayers for 'very sick' Benedict XVI

The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened due to his age, and doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's condition, the Vatican said Wednesday.

Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis, who asked the faithful earlier Wednesday to pray for Benedict, went to visit his predecessor in the monastery on Vatican grounds where the retired pontiff has lived since retiring in February 2013.

"Regarding the health conditions of the emeritus pope, for whom Pope Francis asked for prayers at the end of his general audience this morning, I can confirm that in the last hours, a worsening due to advanced age has happened,'' Bruni said in a written statement.

[GQ_ONER]

Sad but have they addressed the pedohilia with in catholic

[lorraineokie]

Pray for his New Year in Eternal Life
🙏🙏🙏

[nicholasrice]

News: “ a pedophile enabler is sick.”
Us: “okay, cool.”

[danhilbert]

Pope Benedict, the former King of the sinners, was always a very "sick" man.

[darklordofyocommunitah]

He was in that guy with the small moustache's "youth" program. His job used to be loading artillery and anti-aircraft shells to shoot at the allied forces.

[ibidi]

What happened did Benedict bite his tongue?

[yvonnefarrell]

Prayers for both the current and former Popes and God bless them.

[WALTERBROADDUS]

Let's skip the jokes on this one. Get well soon.

[jujjuj]

Maybe he should convert to science instead prayers and get better....prayers don't have good outcome....lol

[jujjuj]

Prayed is like the weakest way to help someone.. Oh let me help you..I'll pray...You have better luck if you buy them a lotto ticket..lol

[joshuasites]

Why does he need all the prayers if hes the top shouldn't god automatically fix the problem