Pope Francis has been battling double pneumonia Photo: AP Pope Francis has been battling double pneumonia Photo: AP The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been made to apologise to an already-deleted 'ill-judged' social media post on severely ill Pope Francis. (More Cricket News)xwin
The post that said the Pope 'loves the Ashes' in response to an Ash Wednesday message from the 88-year-old who has been in hospital since February.
Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in Gemelli due to double pneumonia, sent a message via X on Tuesday to mark Ash Wednesday - the beginning of the holy season of Lent for the Catholic.
“The Ashes remind us of who we are, which does us good. “It puts us in our place, smooths out the rough edges of our narcissism, brings us back to reality, and makes us more humble and open to one another. None of us is God; we are all on a journey," Pope Francis wrote.
The beginning of the decade was quite eventful. In March 1971, Indira Gandhi won by a landslide, demolishing the Opposition. The Grand Alliance of the Opposition consisted of the right wing Swatantra Party, the Socialists,ijogo the Jan Sangh and the breakaway of the Congress—commonly known as the Syndicate. “Garibi hatao vs Indira hatao” was the political rhetoric that dominated the campaigning and the elections.
Jaiswal said that New Delhi has an "impeccable" track record when it comes to complying with international obligations on the export of military and dual-use items.
While resharing the post, the ECB handle wrote, “Even @Pontifex loves the Ashes."
Ben Stokes: England Test Skipper Dubs Himself 'Bionic Man' After Hamstring SurgeryAshes is a name given to cricket Test series played between England and Australia. The post has since been deleted.
“This was an ill-judged post and was swiftly deleted. We apologise for any offence," ECB said in a statement.
Speaking about the Pope, the 88-year-old has already suffered two respiratory attacks earlier this week on Monday.
“Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm," the Vatican said in a statement.
On Thursday, the Pope released his first public statement since being hospitalized on February 14.
312bet“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here. May God bless you and the Virgin protect you. Thank you," the pope said in a pre-recorded statement.
The Vatican will provide the next medical update on Pope Francis on Saturday.xwin