It’s been reported that Pope Francis has gained weight since being elected as head of the Roman Catholic Church and moving to the Vatican two years ago. According to The Telegraph, the 78-year-old Pontiff has been looking “noticeably more upholstered during public appearances” lately. Understandably so, the Vatican doctors have attributed the weight gain to too much spaghetti and ravioli, and say he needs to adapt to a more “disciplined regimen.” Pope Francis is not only not in optimal health due to having only one fully functioning lung but he is under tremendous pressure while leading the 1.2 billion Catholics of the world. In addition, His Sanctity takes no holidays and has taken on the difficult challenge reform the Vatican's murky financial institutions.
It’s no surprise doctors are very alert of the Pontiff’s health, especially as he had said his papacy would be a short one due to his age. “I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief: four or five years, even two or three. Two have already passed. It is a somewhat strange sensation. Maybe it's like the psychology of the gambler who convinces himself he will lose so he won't be disappointed and if he wins, is happy.”
Pope Francis recently told the Mexican media the one thing he wishes he could do (obviously after attaining world peace) these days is to “go out one day, without being recognized, and go to a pizzeria for a pizza." And while it would be lovely to relieve His Sanctity from his duties on a regular day, we think the doctors would advice against that pizza, too.
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