{"id":3126,"date":"2025-04-29T10:37:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:37:38","slug":"pope-francis-final-words-to-the-nurse-who-cared-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=3126","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis\u2019 final words to the nurse who cared for him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his final hours, Pope Francis left the world a simple, heartfelt message \u2014 not from a podium, but whispered to his longtime nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti:<br \/>\n<strong>\u201cThank you for bringing me back to the Square.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These words referred to his unexpected Easter Sunday ride through St. Peter\u2019s Square \u2014 a final gesture of connection with the faithful. Weakened by illness, he still insisted on making the appearance, asking Strappetti, \u201cDo you think I can manage it?\u201d The nurse, knowing the risks but understanding the Pope\u2019s resolve, agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Later that day, Pope Francis returned to his quarters at Casa Santa Marta. He died quietly the next morning after suffering a massive stroke, surrounded by stillness, not ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Strappetti, a 54-year-old veteran ICU nurse, had become the Pope\u2019s personal healthcare assistant in 2022. Known for his humility and dedication, he served three pontiffs and never sought recognition \u2014 qualities Pope Francis deeply valued.<\/p>\n<p>Though battling pneumonia and kidney issues, the Pope pushed to fulfill his Easter duties, choosing to be seen not as frail, but in service. His final public act \u2014 smiling from the popemobile \u2014 now stands as his farewell.<\/p>\n<p>In death, as in life, Pope Francis chose humility. His last words weren\u2019t for the world stage but for the man who quietly stood beside him \u2014 a final act of gratitude that spoke louder than any sermon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In his final hours, Pope Francis left the world a simple, heartfelt message \u2014 not from a podium, but whispered to his longtime nurse, Massimiliano <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=3126\" title=\"Pope Francis\u2019 final words to the nurse who cared for him\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3126"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3128,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions\/3128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}