 India Today | Daunting challenges ahead: New Pope's one lung shouldn't affect duties India Today Doctors said that losing one lung doesn't necessarily compromise the Pope's health or reduce his life span, though it means no strenuous exercise since he no longer has as much air capacity as people with two lungs. "He probably wouldn't be able to run ... Expert says having single lung unlikely to impair Pope's smooth functioning New Pope had lung removed due to infection during childhood Pope Francis: Simple image, complex past |
