Tue Mar 25 15:04:38 UTC 2025: ## Pope Francis Near Death During Recent Hospitalization: Doctors Considered Ending Treatment
**Rome, Italy** – Pope Francis came perilously close to death during his recent 38-day hospitalization for pneumonia, according to his lead physician. Dr. Sergio Alfieri, of Rome’s Gemelli hospital, revealed that following a severe breathing crisis on February 28th, the 88-year-old pontiff’s medical team considered withdrawing treatment to allow him to die peacefully.
The crisis involved the Pope nearly choking on his vomit. Dr. Alfieri stated that the decision to continue aggressive treatment, involving high-risk therapies, was a difficult one, carrying the potential for organ damage. The Pope’s underlying health conditions, including a history of pleurisy and the removal of part of a lung, significantly increased the severity of his double pneumonia.
This hospitalization marked the most serious health crisis of Francis’s 12-year papacy. He was initially admitted on February 14th for bronchitis, which subsequently developed into pneumonia.
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