
教皇利奥的肺癌手术改变了人们对其教宗任期的看法。大主教保罗·加拉格尔称这是“游戏规则的改变者”,并表示这表明他“和我们其他人一样,是一个可怜的凡人”。
Pope Leo’s lung cancer surgery has changed views of his papacy. Archbishop Paul Gallagher called it a “gamechanger” and said it showed he is “a poor mortal like the rest of us”.
医生表示,这位71岁的教皇的癌症局限于局部,未发生扩散。他于10月13日接受了部分肺叶切除手术,无需进一步治疗。
Doctors said the 71-year-old pope’s cancer was localised and had not spread. He had part of one lung removed on Oct 13 and will not need more treatment.
加拉格尔还表示,梵蒂冈并未安排俄罗斯和乌克兰在奥列什基的停火。他承认梵中主教协议存在“不完美之处”,但表示对话将继续。
Gallagher also said the Vatican did not arrange the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in Oleshky. He admitted “imperfections” in the Vatican-China bishop deal, but said dialogue will continue.
AI生成 梵蒂冈城 - 梵蒂冈外交部长、大主教保罗·加拉格尔于10月27日表示,教皇利奥的肺癌确诊和手术影响了天主教徒对其健康状况和教宗任期的看法,这是教会最高级别官员之一罕见的坦率评估。
AI generated VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis and surgery has affected how Catholics view his health and papacy, the Vatican’s foreign minister said on Oct 27, an unusually frank assessment by one of the Church’s most senior officials.
“这有点像是游戏规则的改变者,”加拉格尔大主教在罗马的一个活动上对记者说。利奥现年71岁,于10月13日接受了部分肺叶切除手术。
“It’s a bit of a gamechanger,” Archbishop Paul Gallagher told journalists at an event in Rome. Leo, 71, had part of one lung removed in surgery on Oct 13.
他的医生表示,癌症局限于局部,未发生扩散,教皇不需要进一步治疗。
His doctors have said the cancer was localised and had not spread, and the pope will not require further treatment.
加拉格尔表示,考虑到利奥对于教皇而言年龄相对较轻且身体健康,一些天主教徒曾认为他是一位“超人”教皇。
Gallagher said that given Leo’s relatively young age for a pope and his physical fitness, some Catholics had thought he was a “Superman” pope.
这场疾病揭示了利奥“和我们其他人一样,是一个可怜的凡人,”这位大主教说。
The illness revealed that Leo “is a poor mortal like the rest of us,” said the archbishop.
“我认为这将改变我们看待他的方式,也可能改变他看待自己的方式,”这位自2014年起担任梵蒂冈该职务的英国人加拉格尔说。
“I think that is going to change how we see him and possibly how he sees himself as well,” said Gallagher, a Briton who has served in his Vatican role since 2014.
利奥被诊断为肺腺癌,这是最常见的肺癌类型,医生于10月13日在手术中切除了他的右肺下叶。
Leo was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in an operation on Oct 13.
自10月18日返回梵蒂冈以来,教皇一直在逐步恢复日程,并在公开活动中显得精力充沛,声音坚定清晰。
The pope has been gradually resuming his schedule since returning to the Vatican on Oct 18 and has appeared energetic at public events, speaking in a firm, clear voice.
梵蒂冈于10月26日确认,他将按计划进行11月6日至17日横跨南美三国的访问,这是几十年来为教皇安排的最密集的外访行程之一。
The Vatican confirmed on Oct 26 he would go forward with a three-country, Nov 6-17 visit across South America, one of the most intense foreign tours arranged for a pope in decades.
“所有的医疗建议都非常积极……所以他觉得自己可以出行,”加拉格尔在回答关于教皇为何在手术后仅24天就出行的问题时表示。
“All of the medical advice is very positive... so he feels he can go,” Gallagher said in response to a question about why the pope is travelling only 24 days after his surgery.
“我认为他进行这次行程非常简单,就是因为他想去,”这位总主教说。“显然,这在计划中已经相当成熟了。” 乌克兰停火、教皇访美 此外,加拉格尔还谈到了俄罗斯和乌克兰最近达成的停火协议,以允许援助进入俄控乌克兰城镇奥列什基。
“I think he’s going on this trip very simply because he wants to go on it,” said the archbishop. “It was obviously quite advanced in the planning.”Ukraine ceasefire, papal visit to US Separately, Gallagher also addressed the recent ceasefire agreed by Russia and Ukraine to allow aid into the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky.
他说,虽然教皇利奥最近曾分别与俄罗斯总统普京和乌克兰总统泽连斯基通话,但他不认为梵蒂冈参与了安排此次停火。“我不认为我们参与了,”加拉格尔说。
He said that while Leo had recently spoken with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he did not believe the Vatican was involved in arranging the ceasefire. “I don’t think we were,” said Gallagher.
他还谈到了梵蒂冈与中国关于在该国任命天主教主教的持续协议,并承认该协议存在“不完美之处”。
He also spoke about the Vatican’s ongoing agreement with China on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the country, and acknowledged “imperfections” with the accord.
该协议于2018年首次签署,赋予中国官员在利奥任命该国主教人选方面一定的发言权。
The deal, first signed in 2018, gives Chinese officials some input into whom Leo appoints as bishops in the country.
“这不容易,对话也不容易。协议的不完美之处显而易见,但双方承诺坚持对话……这将继续发生,”加拉格尔说。
“It’s not easy, the dialogue is not easy. The imperfections of the agreement are evident, but there is a commitment to persevere in dialogue… and that is what will continue to happen,” said Gallagher.
这位总主教还表示,他预计首位美国出生的教皇利奥将在“不太遥远的将来”访问美国。但他表示,视教皇的行程安排而定,访问可能不会在2027年进行。
The archbishop also said he expects Leo, the first US-born pope, to visit the United States “in the not too distant future.”But he said the visit might not occur in 2027, depending on the pope’s commitments.
