Father Georg: "Schumacher feels the love of people around him, I often pray for him"

Michael Schumacher after the incident in Méribel del December 29, 2013 and the coma has the face that "has become a little fuller, but the rest has not changed". He says it Father Georg Gänswein, archbishop and prefect of the Pontifical House, one of the few to have managed to visit the seven-time world champion of Formula 1. The meeting took place in 2016 and the religious friend is from Pope Francis that of Pope Benedict XVI he has not spoken of it before as a sign of respect for his wife Corinna and her children.

At the German weekly BunteFr. Georg recounted what had happened in Schumi's villa on Lake Geneva: "I spoke to his wife and mother first, then a nurse brought him to the house. I told them to be his old fan, be fascinated by the way he was driving Michael, then I sat in front of him, I touched him with both hands, I looked at him and I met him with his thumb on his forehead, we all know, only a little more complete ".

And he told what was happening in front of his hyperprotected house: "He feels the love of people around himwho take care of him (according to the latest news, about 15 doctors and nurses, ed) and, thank God, keep him away from the excessive curiosity of people. A sick person needs discretion and understanding. The family is a protective nest that Michael absolutely needs. Feeling close to them is essential.

On January 3, Schumacher will turn 50 and spend the fifth Christmas in dramatic conditions. However, as a man of the Church, Gänswein showed all his closeness and hope of healing: "His wife is the soul of the family his family in my prayers, especially at this time of Christmas: Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ, the incarnation of divine love ".

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