First the health problem at the audience with the European rabbis and then the lightning healing for the meeting with the children

The situation at an international level is rather delicate and even a small gesture can take on importance. For this reason, there has been no shortage of controversy over Pope Francis in recent weeks. Between silences and shortcuts, Bergoglio aroused some criticism for having canceled the meeting scheduled with the relatives of the Hamas victims on 7 October because he was busy with the Synod. But the real fuss has arisen in the last few hours, amid health problems and lightning-fast recoveries.

Yesterday Pope Francis received European rabbis in audience but was struck by a health problem. “Good morning, I greet you all and welcome you. Thank you for this visit, which I like very much, but it happens that I am not in good health and for this reason I prefer not to read the speech but to give it to you and for you to bring it”, the words of Bergoglio, who seemed very tired. A photo from Vatican News shows him in front of the rabbis. The director of the press room Matteo Bruni spoke of a bit of a cold, but nothing worrying.

A shame, considering the climate of growing anti-Semitism in Europe and the United States. Yesterday’s hearing represented an opportunity to reiterate the great relationship between Bergoglio and the Jewish world. Yes to the stigmatization of every type of war, but also a clear stance against the return of hatred against the Jews. But the doubts multiply if we take into consideration the rest of yesterday.

The mild but debilitating morning cold disappeared after a few hours, or so it seems. After the great concern for his health conditions, a huge sigh of health. Yes, because Bergoglio not only did not want to cancel the next meeting on the agenda, regularly holding the scheduled audience with the Piccola Casa della Misericordia association of Gela, but he appeared in good shape. He regularly read the prepared speech and then, off the cuff, praised the bishop of Piazza Armerina, Monsignor Rosario Gisana. And again, the pontiff regularly showed up at the meeting with children from all over the world organized by the Franciscan father Enzo Fortunato: also in this case in excellent form, just think of the many questions asked by the children.

A recovery bordering on the miraculous? But there are also those who have highlighted the ambiguities of the Pope. Even Lucetta Scaraffia in today’s edition of La Stampa has highlighted the enigmatic attitude of the religious man not only on Israel, but also on Ukraine and on other ignored conflicts, starting from the one unleashed by the Azeris against the Armenians. “Francis doesn’t like wars, but behind this statement, which I would even dare to define as obvious, something else seems to hide every time: the refusal to express a moral judgement, to clearly point out the difference between victim and aggressor”, his j’accuse. But not only that: for Scaraffia one even thinks that Bergoglio is not sure that the victims of a sudden and unjustified attack at least have the right to defend themselves. And why not, a little indifference towards anti-Semitism