Pope Benedict XVI 'suffering from degenerative joint disease'

Pope Benedict XVI is suffering from arthrosis, a degenerative disease of the joints, British media reports said, quoting Vatican insiders.The condition, which is related to his age, has made it increasingly difficult for the 84-year-old Pontiff to walk -- in fact, it even prompted him to request the use of a wheeled platform devised for his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. Read more

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