Pope Francis has told confidants that he may not survive a case of pneumonia that saw him hospitalised last week after doctors told him 'in no uncertain terms he was at risk of dying' if he stayed at the Vatican.
The pontiff, 88, was rushed to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday with significant chest pain, having resisted calls to leave the Vatican for days.
Doctors diagnosed him with a 'complex' respiratory infection and barred him from taking part in several engagements, with the Vatican cancelling or rescheduling his papal audiences this week.
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