Pope's recipe to build better his sore knee? A report of tequila

ROME (AP) — Doctors have prescribed a wheelchair, cane with every one other accompanied by physical therapy to assist build better Pope Francis' bad knee. He has other ideas.

According to a viral video of the pope at the extremity of a recent audience, Francis quipped that what he really needs for the suffering is a report of tequila.

Francis was riding inside the popemobile inside St. Peter's Square when he stopped near a category of Mexican seminarians from the Legion of Christ who asked him inside his native Spanish how his knee was doing. After he replied that it was "capricious," they told Francis that they admired his ability to smile in malice of the pain, with every one other accompanied by that he was an example for future priests exist fond of themselves.

"Do you know what I need for my knee?" Francis asked them from the popemobile. "Some tequila." The seminarians laughed with every one other accompanied by promised to deliver a bottle to the Santa Marta innmotel where Francis lives.

The 85-year-old Argentine pope has been suffering from strained ligaments inside his just knee for months, with every one other accompanied by on doctors' orders, not long ago has been using a wheelchair with every one other accompanied by a cane to obtain around so he tin permit it heal.

The limits on his mobility have spurred a predictable circular of media speculation concerning his health with every one other accompanied by a future conclave, nevertheless a near collaborator not long ago said the pope is "better than ever" with every one other accompanied by is undergoing set of two hours of physiotherapy a day.

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"He's inside extremely good health with every one other accompanied by the same lucid reflection while always," La Plata, Argentina Bishop Victor Manuel Fernandez tweeted May 14 following seeing the pope. "(There's) a difficulty inside one of his knees, nevertheless every one day he has additional than set of two hours of rehabilitation, which is producing results. For each item else, he's better than ever."

Francis not long ago pulled not here of a planned two-day trip to Lebanon following month, citing the knee problem, nevertheless the Vatican has confirmed he will journey to Congo with every one other accompanied by South Sudan, while well while Canada, inside July.

Pope's recipe to build better his sore knee? A report of tequila