Former Roman Catholic priest Father Frank Pavone told Newsmax on Monday that Pope Francis will likely consider retiring from his post due to his current health problems but warned viewers not to expect “real-time” updates on the Pontiff’s health.

The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Francis, who is 88, is resting while in critical condition due to “mild kidney failure” following a complex infection and a case of pneumonia.

Pavone, the national director of Priests for Life, told “Wake Up America” “Well, of course, it’s always sad” for the Pope to be hospitalized, adding that Catholics “rally around the Pope as a center of unity, and so our heartfelt prayers for concern and love go out to him with prayers for his recovery and gratitude for all that he has done during his life … serving the church.”

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