THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Vatican has admitted that the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict has deteriorated, after an experienced Holy See watcher claimed that "we won't have him with us for very much longer".
Benedict, 85, who made history by becoming the first Pope since the Middle Ages to voluntarily step down, has looked increasingly frail in his few public appearances since his resignation on Feb 28.
He appeared particularly unsteady when he was visited by his successor, Pope Francis, at Castel Gandolfo, the summer papal residence outside Rome where Benedict has been staying since his departure from the Vatican.
Paloma Gomez Borerro, a veteran Vatican correspondent from Spain, claimed that "Benedict is in a very bad way. In the last 15 days he has undergone a tremendous physical deterioration."
Benedict is due to move to a former convent within the walls of the Vatican within the next month, but Ms Gomez Borrero said she thought it unlikely he would spend much time there in light of his declining health. "We won't have him with us for very much longer," she said. » | Nick Squires, Rome | Wednesday, April 10, 2013
