Pope Francis: Health

Even if we had the blessing of Bergolio either retiring or entering the pearly gates in the near future, the dyspepsia I suffer every time the man speaks will take a long time to cure. I am deep in prayer for his successor–hoping it might be Cardinal Sarah and very worried it could be Cardinal Taglia, or someone else who kisses the hem of Bergolio’s garments. We need a pope who will express the true Faith and its teachings clearly and unambiguously, remind people that sin is a very real and negative part of everyone’s human experience, and that forgiveness comes only with repentance. The Faith needs to be rebuilt. This is urgent. Many hostile forces are marshaled against Christians today, from the real threat of
violence from Muslim terrorists to the cultural violence of the progressive liberals who have sold their souls for sex and money. We are being “vandal-ized” like Hippo when the city was in flames as Augustine lay dying, praying for his people to persevere, to join themselves to Christ for stability in the faith. Augustine did die, but his library did not burn. God’s providence and grace saved it for succeeding generations of Christians. What would Augustine say to us today? What would he think of Bergolio and his cheap shots at Catholics?

What an amazing set of conversations regarding a Pope! Was a time (this is the sixth Pope in my lifetime) when we looked up to the “Holy” Father for pearls of spiritual wisdom. Do not hold your breath for Francis’ early demise. He idoes not fear death. His stumble does not appear to be secondary to a systemic illness: does anyone recall what his feet and shoes look like? (Yes, I happen to be an MD) God will provide; if not, get ready for spiritual and physical martyrdom. It is sad to see the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church slither into the mess of generic Christianity.

Let us recall that the Vatican has furiously denied the report, originally appearing in Quotidiano Nazionale regarding P. Francis’ medical appointment for a brain tumor, with world-class brain-cancer expert, Dr. Takanori Fukushima, the original report appearing about Oct. 21, 2015:
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http://www.quotidiano.net/papa-tumore-1.1409653
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The report is that the pope had been seen for a spot that was a possible tumor on his brain sometime in Fall 2015. It appeared in a scan (one wonders why he was having a scan in the first place), and an expert on the type of potential tumor, Dr. Fukushima, diagnosed the “small, dark spot” several months ago. The pope actually may have been flown, in the papal helicopter to the clinic, according to the eyewitness(es), and landed on the clinic’s own landing pad, which surprised personnel (there is an Italian military base nearby, where most of the high-level high-security Italian political personnel touch down): so obviously they concluded this was a very confidential visitor.
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The story of course has been vigorously denied (methinks they protest too much), but it is replete with many details (I studied the original Italian article in detail, and translated it to be sure of my analysis: such as, the medical facility being named (Clinica San Rossore di Barbaracina, where Dr. Fukushima works part of the year (the rest of the year he is usually at Duke University Medical School; also, the clinic is part of the prestigious Univ of Pisa medical school); also that it was leaked by a medical staff member who saw the pope’s legal name on medical records charts.
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Quotidiano Nazionale is not a tabloid-type of paper, and the editor has firmly stood by the story, stating they checked their facts thoroughly and decided to report them. QN went on to say “doctors examined the tumor and it was found to be benign.” Um-hmm.
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Add to that the (at least) two prior occasions in 2015 when the Pope has stumbled in public ascending stairs during ceremonies at the Vatican—not unusual if he is on brain-med, irradiation, or if it is just a side-effect of the tumor.
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Another aspect of this is that our dear ever-truthful friend, Fr. Federico Lombardi stated, “”I can confirm that no Japanese doctor came to the Vatican to see the pope and there were no examinations of the type indicated in the article,” [so now you KNOW the story is true].
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And, almost on cue, a medical administrator for Dr. Fukushima, one Lori Radcliffe (but she is listed as a “course manager for Dr. Fukushima at Duke Univ Medical School in N. Carolina: she was listed as a co-participant in a May, 2014 “workshop” conducted in part by Dr. Fukushima at Mahway NJ on “Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy
and Hands-On Dissection Workshop”) — denied any medical examination by Dr. Fukushima with the Holy Father: but how could she know for certain if Dr. Fukushima did or did not see the Holy Father, when she is a continent away? ) So, Ms. Radcliffe contradicted Fr. Lombardi in fact —Radcliffe called the report “absolutely false”—which is very general in its denial—when trying to support Lombardi’s denial:

“Radcliffe said that, while Fukushima DID SEE the pope, he simply shook his hand alongside thousands of people this year at a general audience at the Vatican and never treated or evaluated him.”
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So, I am sure under sworn deposition, questioning might be something like this, “So, in fact, Dr. Fukushima DID SEE the pope, is that not correct, Fr. Lombardi? So what exactly was the nature of the contact? How long was it? It isn’t that easy to get to see the pontiff himself in a private audience, is that not correct, Fr. Lombardi, for Joe Six-Pack, even Dr. Joe Six-Pack,, perhaps a neurosurgeon even? How many neurosurgeons has he seen in the last year?” (Well forgive me, but I just had to..)
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This man is not well physically, and it may be another aspect of his bizarre behavior and statements.