THE pope has warned aides he may not survive the illness he is battling in hospital, and is preparing his legacy in case he dies.
Pope Francis was rushed to hospital last Friday, where he has now been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.
Pope Francis has been in hospital since Friday[/caption]
He has told close aides he fears he will not survive his current bout of illness[/caption]
Doctors have told him “in no uncertain terms he was at risk of dying”.
But now, the Pope fears he will not recover from the illness, and is rushing to tie up loose ends ahead of his successor.
The Pontiff has been a patient at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was taken after suffering with bronchitis for a week.
Vatican officials released an update on his condition on Monday, explaining a longer hospital stay was needed in the face of a “complex clinical picture” involving a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract”.
They also gave hope to Catholics around the world by revealing his condition was “stable” and he did not have a fever.
But now, it seems the Pope himself is not so optimistic about his outlook.
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