Vatican experts’ concern over Pope’s decision to forgo face covering
Pope Francis’ decision to forgo wearing a mask has been noticed, with some concern, by the commission of Vatican experts he appointed to help chart the Catholic Church’s path through the coronavirus pandemic.
The Rev Augusto Zampini, one of the key members of the pope’s Covid-19 commission, acknowledged that at the age of 83 and with part of his lung having been removed after an illness in his youth, Francis would be at high risk for complications if he were to become infected with Covid-19.
