Catholic Pope Injured After Suffering Fall At Vatican
A fall suffered by Catholic Pope Francis, has led to an injury on his right arm.
This development was announced by the Vatican on Thursday.
In a statement, the Vatican noted that the 88-year-old pontiff fell at his Vatican residence.
The arm which did not break has been immobilised as a cautionary measure.
This development is the second time that the revered Pope will suffer a fall in just over a month.
It would be recallled that on December 6, the pontiff fell and hit his chin on his bedside table, resulting in facial bruising.
The pope has suffered a number of health problems in recent years and this is the second fall he has had in a matter of weeks.
In early December, he appeared with a large bruise on his chin after falling and hitting his bedside table during the night.
He has had to make use of a wheelchair due to mobility problems which has been blamed on a pain in his knee.
While commenting in his recently published autobiography titled “Hope”, Pope Francis said that he is in good health and ruled out resigning from his position, but said that “the reality is, quite simply, that I am old.”
He said it was “embarrassing at first to have to use a wheelchair, but old age never arrives by itself, and it must be accepted for what it is.”
He added, “The Church is governed using the head and the heart, not the legs. I do physiotherapy twice a week, I use a walking stick, do as many steps as I can, and I carry on.”
