Cardinal Sin to remain in hospital

Tue, 20 Oct 1998 | Source: AP

MANILA (AP): Manila's influential Roman Catholic archbishop, Jaime Cardinal Sin has developed pneumonia while in the hospital and will have to remain there a while longer, his spokesman said on Monday.

Msgr. Socrates Villegas said the 70-year-old prelate "developed a pulmonary congestion due to his disposition to retain fluids in his body."

Villegas said Sin continues to undergo regular dialysis due to renal problems and doctors are monitoring his condition.

Sin was hospitalized Sept. 28 with fever and stomach pains after a tube inserted in his peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominal cavity, apparently introduced bacteria into his system, church officials said.

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