Francis will be accompanied by two male nurses and a doctor in the Vatican, reports IlMessaggero.it (March 24).
Francis' physician is Dr. Luigi Carbone, deputy director of the Vatican City State Health and Hygiene Directorate.
The
nurse Massimiliano Strappetti, who has followed him like a shadow since
his first colon operation in 2021, will be in charge of Francis' care.
Strappetti's right-hand man is Andrea Rinaldi, who has somewhat replaced the presence of "butler" Sandro Mariotti.
At
the Gemelli Hospital, Francis was able to see very few people.
Similarly, his protected convalescence in the Vatican involves, at least
at the beginning, involves little contact.
The special role of secretary is filled primarily by Don Juan Cruz Villalón. He is an Argentine priest ordained in 2011 by Cardinal Bergoglio, then archbishop of Buenos Aires.
The other special secretary is Argentine priest Daniel Pellizon, who joined Francis' staff in 2023.
They will be the ones to help Francis with meetings and maintain a "work pace" compatible with his illness.
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and his deputy, Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, will organize the entire Roman Curia.
Francis
will not be able to meet with the heads of the dicasteries, with the
exception of his friend and pornographer, Cardinal Victor Manuel
Fernandez, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
There
are rumors, however officially denied, that Francis also spoke during
his hospital stay with Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a canon lawyer and
destruction of conservative communities such as Opus Dei.
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