Former Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, is seriously ill, a German newspaper reported on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI gestures at Munich Airport before leaving for Rome, June 22, 2020. Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS
A Vatican spokesperson had no comment on the report and the former pope’s personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Ganswein, did not immediately return a call asking for comment. Seewald said Benedict’s voice is barely audible - echoing something other visitors have said for months - and that the former pope told him he might pick up writing again if he regains his strength.
Georg Ratzinger died on July 1 aged 96. The two brothers were ordained priests on the same day in 1951.
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