Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend "a few
days" in hospital for treatment, according to a Vatican statement.
Francis had complained about breathing difficulties in recent days.
Earlier, he attended his weekly general audience at the Vatican and had
appeared in good health. He was due to preside over a Palm Sunday
service on 2 April, the start of a week of Easter ceremonies.
This of course raise two obvious questions in my mind: Why has his
purported all-powerful god let him suffer this additional illness on top
of an intestinal disorder and dodgy knees? And why cannot his god heal
him now?
After all, Francis is *his god's leading salesman on planet earth.