Very serious complaint from Francis against his entourage in the Vatican: “They wanted me dead” | the Chronicle

A very serious sentence left the dad Francisco a few hours ago this Tuesday after the colon operation he underwent on July 4, and criticized the fact that some religious “they were preparing the conclave” for choose his successor.

“I’m still alive. Even though some wanted me dead”, denounced the pontiff during a meeting with Jesuits last week in Slovakia, revealed this Tuesday by the magazine of the Society of Jesus “La Civiltà Cattolica”.

“There were even meetings between prelates, who thought that the Pope was more serious than what was said. They were preparing for the conclave ”, critical Jorge bergoglio, 84 years old.

The Pope thus evoked the movements within the Roman Curia after the colon operation to which filed on July 4 at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where he was then hospitalized for 10 days before returning to the Vatican.

It should be noted that the conclave is the meeting of cardinals under the age of 80, the so-called “Voters”, inside the Sistine Chapel to elect a pope in the event of resignation or death.

After the operation, during which you they removed 33 centimeters of intestine to treat diverticulitis, Francisco began a recovery at his Casa Santa Marta residence which progressed better than expected, and he was seen in good shape and smiling during his recent four-day tour of Budapest and Slovakia.

Pope Francis: no to resignation

After the operation, faced with rumors of a possible resignation, the Pope nevertheless noted that “never” get it “gone through the head” to give up.

The dialogue with the Slovak Jesuits, on September 13 in Bratislava, was published this Tuesday by the magazine “La Civiltà Cattolica”, to which, from the beginning of his pontificate, Francis published his meetings with the members of the Society of Jesus during his travels outside Italy.