Critique by Br. Alexis Bugnolo

Just six hours ago, Vatican News reported that Pope Francis underwent therapies in the morning, that need time to show any result. But now in the late afternoon, the press release claims, presto-magico, that there has been “a slight improvement in his critical issues”.

It does not say what this phrase means, whether it refers to his platelet count, red blood cell count, EPO levels, oxygenation levels of his blood, or reduced levels of infection markers in his bodily fluids etc..

Now, he could start improving rapidly, if he were given a new therapy. But nothing is said about changing the therapies he is undergoing. So that must be discounted.

This phrase, then, appears to be propaganda, because if after 10 days there is no positive improvement, then certainly in 6 hours there is no going to be any either. It is being said, solely for narrative control.

But worse of all, the Press Release then goes on to say, that “The monitoring of the slight renal failure is of no concern”.

Who wrote this unconscionable statement? If it was the doctors, they are acting with reckless and unethical regard for a patient in a weakened critical condition.

But it sounds to me more like it was written by someone like Cardinal Parolin, and this solely for the purpose of fighting against the growing awareness of the Faithful world-wide, that Pope Francis is dying.

And if so, then this would be the worst kind of propaganda. Indeed, its only effect is to increase the doubt that anything true is actually being said at all.

In fact, persons like Archbishop Viganò stated yesterday, that without pictures of Pope Francis in hospital, and with the restrictions placed on visiting him, “How do we know that he is even still alive?”

While I do not ascribe to such extreme disbelief, this most recent Press Release certainly seems to be beyond odd. It is also odd, that it has been released earlier in the evening than on other days.

If you have paid attention to news out of the Vatican regarding the death and burial of Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Pell, then you have additional reasons to believe that some sort of cover-up is possible, since both their mortal remains were disrespected in the grossest manner. Hence, the prudent observer is put on guard, that the antics regarding Pope Francis’ health condition in hospital is caused by something other than his medical condition.

Pretty soon, then, many important persons are going to want to see photographs of Pope Francis, and visits by impartial observers, as proof of life. Alas, by inviting Meloni to visit him, she is now caught up in this charade, and will suffer for it, if afterwards the truth of what has been going on shows that most of what is being said was a total lie.

You can read the original Italian of the Release above by clicking the image above. You can read a google translation of it into English, here.