India, March 25 -- Pope Francis' doctors revealed that he came so near to death that they thought about stopping his treatment so he could pass away peacefully.

According to Francis' medical team, he almost choked on his vomit during a respiratory crisis on February 28. "There was a real risk he might not make it," Sergio Alfieri, a doctor at Rome's Gemelli hospital, told Reuters.

Pope, 88, visited his window at the Gemelli hospital in Rome and bestowed a blessing for the first time since his admission on February 14.

His appearance came following his discharge from the hospital. According to medical professionals, he will require at least two months of recuperation at the Vatican.

Dr. Alfieri, one of the physicians caring for the Pop...