Everything was going well until Friday afternoon when the Pope suffered a bronchospasm a contraction of the bronchi that prevented him from breathing and caused him to vomit, entering his respiratory tract.
The new respiratory crisis was overcome but doctors indicated they need at least one or two days to evaluate the damage this crisis has caused.
The events ended the timid optimism that had been generated by his improvement in the preceding days and in St. Peter's Square. The faithful prayed the rosary led by the prefect of the Dicastery of the doctrine of the faith amid increasing fervor.
