It appears that the possibility of the Pope surviving but being unable to fully and actively continue in the vast operational functioning of his Office is a looming reality. He will, apparently, be able to remain existentially stable but will not have or maintain anywhere near the level of physical stamina and energy required to perform his copious duties in governing the whole Church. Accordingly, the indication from this Infovaticana.com article and perhaps other sources is that he will be kept alive and cognizant for as long as possible, out of the Gemelli Hospital and residing in stasis away from the Vatican at another already-determined and prepared facility under the expert care of his physicians and medical staff, but will RESIGN his Office and abdicate the Papacy so that a new Successor to Saint Peter can be chosen and enthroned in his stead. Well played, modernists and progressives, well played. Because, such a strategy would, of course, be the best and most effective way …