“I can only say that in the slow waning of my physical forces, inwardly I am on a pilgrimage towards Home,” Benedict wrote. “It is a great grace for me to be surrounded, on this last part of the road, sometimes a bit tiring, by such love and goodness that I never could have imagined.”
Not long after, reports surfaced in 2020 that Benedict was suffering from a “painful but not serious” illness, according to CNN. Bruni stated that Pope Francis visited Benedict in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in Vatican City after his appearance at the general audience.
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Former Pope Benedict Is ‘Very Sick,’ Needs Prayers, Francis Says
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