Several of Pope Francis’s top allies have hit back against rumours that the pontiff's health is declining toward the inevitable, as he continues to remain in hospital for treatment of bilateral pneumonia.
They have also defended the flow of information from the Vatican regarding developments in the Pope's condition, criticising some media for not using such accurate information in their reporting on the state of the pontiff who is said to be "on the path to a full recovery".
Speaking to Italian television network RAI, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, and president of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), said: “We are all worried about the Pope, but the things that are said are exactly what’s happening.”
