Pope Francis wishes to spend 'final hours' in Rome not Argentina, reveals new book

Sovereign of Vatican City State, Pope Francis on Saturday said that he wished to retire in Rome, and wouldn’t prefer to return to his native Argentina where he spent most of his life in villas 21-24, in shantytowns of Buenos Aires. pontiff, during launch of his new book, revealed that he ‘will not go back to Argentina’ and will would inste prefer to be buried in Rome. In response to a query by an Argentine journalist and doctor Nelson Castro, Vatican’s Pope said that he wished to brea last “in Rome, as pope or emeritus.” At press conference, 84-year-old pope also stated that he “absolutely did not” fear death, when asked what his thoughts about death were. Jorge Mario Bergoglio is publishing a new book wherein he speaks about health of recent popes, including Pope Leo XIII, he of Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903. excerpts from his new book were published Saturday in Argentine daily La Nacion.

Francis, who has been suffering from sciatica, mentioned in his book that it was first time that “a pope has discussed his health with transparency afforded by Francis."  former archbishop of Buenos Aires said that despite his childhood spent as a son to Italian immigrant parents, he ‘does not miss it.’ “I lived re for 76 years. What pains me are its problems, an allusion to economic crisis shaking South American country,” Pope said. In an interview with a local Argentine newspaper, however, a  parish priest in villa 20, who h known Bergoglio, or Far Jorge for over several years has stated orwise, saying that Pope Francis was extremely ‘close to this community and always present. People appreciated it very much, Far Sebastian Risso said. 

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[Pope Francis celebrates Ash Wednesday mass leing Catholics into Lent, at St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican. Credit: AP]

Pope's health issues

According to his book highlights published in Argentine daily La Nacion, Pope Francis who lived in his home country Argentina for over 76 years, said that he did not wish to return even during his final hours. He also discussed his health issues, and visits to psychologist during 1970s, and his chronic condition and pain in hip that me it challenging for him to stand during mass that led him to skip many services. He also told Castro about a cyst removed when he was just barely 21 years old. Pope Francis and Pope Benedict, recovered COVID-19  infection back in January and leer of nearly 1.3 billion Catholics got immunized against COVID-19 this year. 

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