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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection.
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The Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis is currently hospitalized due to double pneumonia also known as bilateral pneumonia that affects the lungs. According to the Vatican, Pope was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for diagnostic tests and treatment for bronchitis.
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Pope Francis has asked people to pray for him as the head of the Catholic Church continues to receive oxygen. Vatican sources have said the pontiff, 88, is eating normally and tests continue to be carried out at Rome's Gemelli hospital where doctors have been treating Francis for double pneumonia.
Who leads the Catholic Church if Pope is seriously ill?
Vatican City: While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transition of power when a pope dies or resigns, no such norms exist for cases where a pope becomes severely ill or unconscious. As a result, despite being hospitalised in critical condition with a complex lung infection, Pope Francis remains in charge.
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Who is in charge when a pope is hospitalized or becomes incapacitated?
Francis' age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is transferred and under what circumstances.
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He shared a message from the hospital. Pope Francis shared a message on social media Sunday as he remained hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection . According to the Vatican,
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