Pope Francis has a hard time talking but can communicate through his silence, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi told Rome daily Il Messaggero in an interview published on Wednesday.
The Pontiff, 88, who left hospital Sunday after 38 days fighting pneumonia and faces a convalescence of at least two months, "in this moment certainly has difficulty speaking but I am sure he will deliver messages even through his silence", said Ravasi.
"Communication isn't only made of sounds, it isn't only verbal", he noted, adding that "it is possible to do great things despite strong personal impediments".
Asked about upcoming Easter celebrations and the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the Cardinal said he didn't see "great problems".
"Unfortunately there is often the temptation of filtering reality through functionality, an anxiety to perform brought to its extreme by the dominating culture which translates, if one is limited, into inducing them to do nothing, setting them aside", he said.
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