O pontífice, falecido em 31 de dezembro de 2022, também escreveu que a insônia o acompanha “continuamente desde a Jornada Mundial da Juventude em Colônia”. A Jornada Mundial da Juventude de 2005 em Colônia ocorreu alguns meses após a eleição de Bento XVI e foi sua primeira viagem papal. O pontífice nascido na Baviera serviu por quase oito anos antes de anunciar que estava deixando o cargo – citando o declínio da força – em 11 de fevereiro de 2013.
Confirmando uma reportagem da mídia alemã, Seewald disse à agência KNA que Bento XVI não quis “fazer barulho sobre as circunstâncias mais próximas de sua renúncia, que foi justificada por seu esgotamento”, enquanto ainda estava vivo.
Como os rumores e especulações sobre a renúncia de Bento XVI não cessaram, Seewald disse que era obrigado a “publicar o detalhe decisivo que me foi confiado sobre o histórico médico do papa alemão”. O biógrafo disse que Bento XVI havia usado remédios fortes para dormir.
Em sua viagem ao México e a Cuba em março de 2012, disse Benedict a Seewald, ele percebeu que deve ter “esbarrado em algo no banheiro e caído” depois de acordar apenas para descobrir que seu lenço estava “encharcado de sangue”.
Depois de procurar atendimento médico, Benedict pôde continuar seu programa. No entanto, após o incidente, o médico pessoal do papa ordenou a Bento XVI que reduzisse a ingestão de pílulas para dormir e enfatizou que ele só deveria comparecer a compromissos públicos pela manhã quando viajasse para o exterior.
Por conta disso, Bento XVI argumentou que deveria abrir caminho para um novo papa que poderia participar da Jornada Mundial da Juventude no Rio de Janeiro em 2013.
Le correspondant de RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA en poste dans la ville du Vatican “motif central” de sa démission, déclare le biographe. Le pape Benoît XVI a révélé dans une lettre à son biographe que l’insomnie était la « raison centrale » pour laquelle il a démissionné en 2013. Selon le biographe papal Peter Seewald, l’insomnie chronique a finalement conduit à la décision du pape Benoît XVI de démissionner en 2013. Dans sa dernière lettre au biographe – daté du 28 octobre 2022 – Benoît a écrit que le “motif central” de sa démission était “l’insomnie”, a déclaré Seewald selon un rapport du 27 janvier de CNA Deutsch, le partenaire de presse en langue allemande de CNA.
Le pontife, décédé le 31 décembre 2022, a également écrit que l’insomnie l’avait accompagné “de manière continue depuis la Journée mondiale de la jeunesse à Cologne”. La Journée mondiale de la jeunesse de 2005 à Cologne a eu lieu quelques mois après l’élection de Benoît XVI et a été son premier voyage papal. Le pontife d’origine bavaroise a servi pendant près de huit ans avant d’annoncer qu’il démissionnait – invoquant une force décroissante – le 11 février 2013.
Confirmant un reportage des médias allemands, Seewald a déclaré à l’agence KNA que Benoît XVI n’avait pas voulu “faire toute une histoire sur les circonstances plus proches de sa démission, justifiée par son épuisement”, de son vivant.
Puisque les rumeurs et les spéculations sur la démission de Benoît XVI ne se sont pas apaisées, Seewald s’est dit obligé “de publier le détail décisif qui m’a été confié sur l’histoire médicale du pape allemand”. Le biographe a dit que Benoît XVI avait utilisé des somnifères puissants.
Lors de son voyage au Mexique et à Cuba en mars 2012, Benedict a déclaré à Seewald qu’il s’était rendu compte qu’il avait dû “cogner quelque chose dans la salle de bain et tomber” après s’être réveillé pour découvrir que son mouchoir était “imbibé de sang”.
Après avoir consulté un médecin, Benoît a pu poursuivre son programme. Cependant, à la suite de l’incident, le médecin personnel du pape a ordonné à Benoît de réduire sa consommation de somnifères et a souligné qu’il ne devait se rendre aux rendez-vous publics que le matin lorsqu’il voyageait à l’étranger.
Sur ce compte, Benoît a estimé qu’il devrait faire place à un nouveau pape qui pourrait assister aux Journées mondiales de la jeunesse à Rio de Janeiro en 2013.
The Correspondent of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA stationed at the city of the Vatican “central motive” for His Resignation, Biographer Says. Pope Benedict XVI revealed in a letter to his biographer that insomnia was the “central reason” why resigned in 2013. According to papal biographer Peter Seewald, chronic insomnia ultimately led to Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign in 2013. In his last letter to the biographer — dated Oct. 28, 2022 — Benedict wrote the “central motive” for his resignation from office was “insomnia,” Seewald said according to a Jan. 27 report by CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner.
The pontiff, who died on December 31, 2022, also wrote that insomnia had accompanied him “continuously since World Youth Day in Cologne.” The 2005 World Youth Day in Cologne took place a few months after Benedict’s election and was his first papal journey. The Bavarian-born pontiff served for nearly eight more years before announcing he was stepping down — citing waning strength — on Feb. 11, 2013.
Confirming a German media report, Seewald told agency KNA that Benedict XVI had not wanted to “make a fuss about the closer circumstances of his resignation, which was justified by his exhaustion,” while still alive.
Since the rumors and speculations about Benedict’s resignation have not died down, Seewald said he was obliged “to publish the decisive detail entrusted to me about the medical history of the German pope.” The biographer said that Benedict XVI had used strong sleeping pills.
On his trip to Mexico and Cuba in March 2012, Benedict told Seewald, he realized he must have “bumped into something in the bathroom and fallen” after waking up only to discover his handkerchief was “blood-soaked.”
After seeking medical attention, Benedict was able to continue his program. However, following the incident, the pope’s personal physician ordered Benedict to reduce his intake of sleeping pills and stressed that he should only attend public appointments in the morning when traveling abroad.
On this account, Benedict reasoned he should make way for a new pope who would be able to attend World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro in 2013.
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