Has anyone seen the Pope? I bet if he is detained or arrested we would not know. Think about the global implications of announcing the Pope is arrested right now. Their are millions that believe he is a man of God or some philanthropist and would shit their pants if the truth were exposed in an arrest.
I agree--even if they have arrested Pope, it is not something they would simply put out there--the impact on a major world religion would be too much. I find it interesting that his doctor died (sauce below). It give plausibility to saying that the Pope caught Covid, etc. Just a theory. So we shall see. The Pope did seem to signal that he would be stepping down, but then we didn't hear anymore about him actually doing so.
Pope's Doc Sick: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-doctor-covid-death-fabrizio-soccorsi-b1785281.html
https://www.ucanews.com/news/pope-francis-personal-doctor-dies-of-covid-19/90946
Pope to Step Down After Christmas: https://www.sproutwired.com/vatican-sources-say-pope-francis-will-resign-after-christmas/
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/23/pope-francis-rumoured-to-be-resigning-after-christmas/
Catholic News Agency Response (take for what it is worth): https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/why-is-the-internet-abuzz-with-false-claims-of-a-vatican-blackout-a-cna-explainer-39702
A lot of misinformation and premature conclusions are being made.
Agree. In my case I posted other people's opinion without framing them as speculation and Not mine. You are correct: we all have to hold our conclusions until we can base them on solid information and facts.
Thought about that yesterday. Putting that out now would not be good for optics.
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