Pope Francis died, Cardinal Suharyo: Since his lungs his lungs have only 1
Jakarta – The highest leader of the Catholic Church and Head of Vatican State Pope Francis has died. Archbishop of Jakarta Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo assessed that the death of the Pope was inseparable from the history of illness. “If his death is decided as we know the disease is clear. It is indeed a disease, but he was 88 years old,” Cardinal Suharyo said Monday (4/21/2025) at a press conference in Graha Pemuda, Jakarta Cathedral Church. Cardinal says that Pope Francis has only one lung since he was young. Because the man born in Argentina must lose one part of his lungs due to breathing infections. Browse to continue the content “and since the lungs are just one, it should affect the development of its health,” says Cardinal Suharyo. Pope Francis, he said, passed away at 07.45 Rome time on Monday (4/21). However, the news of his departure was only announced two hours later. “But the announcement was only made two hours later. As usual, I thought it was an ordinary procedure for everyone who died, not suddenly announced, but waited until there was medical security,” Cardinal Suharyo explained. Pope Francis is on Monday (4/21) at 88 years old after greeting the people on Easter day before. Pope Francis was treated in hospital for pneumonia for a month. Pope Francis asked to be buried with simple wooden crates and buried outside the Vatican. Pope Francis will be the first pope buried outside the Vatican for more than a century. Usually, the deceased pope is buried in underground caves in Santo Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, as reported by CNN and Reuters on Monday (4/21). Pope Francis chose his last resting place in Basilika Santa Maria Maggiore which was across from the Tiber River, Rome. (Ond/rfs) high awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here