According to Italian media, Pope Francis’s resignation potential has ceased to be a taboo subject. The lively debate in the press coincides with the message of the province of the Bishop of Rome who was in hospital for a week due to bilateral pneumonia. Treatment can take quite a long time.
Health status may convince the Pope to decide to resign from the office – beware of the ANSA agency. Voices on this subject appeared three weeks before the 12th anniversary of Francis’ election, which took place after the resignation of Benedict XVI due to lack of health and strength.
“The situation has improved slightly, while there are already people in the church talking about the possibility of resignation,” he notes Friday. Daily “La Republica” also writes about the hypothesis of dismissal due to illness. He points out that one day the three Cardinals were spoken by the Cardinal Gianfranco Lavasi, the retired chairman of the Council of Pontifical Culture.
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When asked if 88-year-old Francis could make way for the Italian cardinal, he said, “I think he can do that because he’s a solid person in his decisions.”
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– There is no doubt that he is in a situation where there is a risk of personal contact with people he loves, and direct, clear communication. , also quoted in the diaries of “La Stampa” and “Il creamsaggero”.
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As he reminded him, Francis said he had made the formal act of writing after his choice about a possible future resignation letter.
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– Everything is possible – This opinion was expressed by Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille Metropolitan in a conversation with a Vatican journalist. Speaking of the Pope’s illness, he added: “We experience this all with concern,” said Juan Jose Omera Omura, the Metropolitan Cardinal of Barcelona, ”I am not a prophet, there is no answer, but that norm predicts it. ” he added.
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