Pope Francis retirement

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Three Living Popes? Francis Retirement Could Create 'Worst-Case ... (Newsweek)

A recent colon surgery, mobility issues and a series of events bolstering Pope Francis' legacy have made Vatican experts wonder if the pope is about to ...

"I don't think there will be such a big change soon, with two "emeritus popes" and a reigning pope," Mores said. Some Italian media reports that recent announcements made by the Vatican suggest that the pope is not going to resign any time soon. Bellitto told the Associated Press that Pope Francis might resign, but not before the now 95-year-old Benedict XVI dies. "What makes it even more fascinating is that neither Benedict nor Francis after him, has ever defined the role of a pope emeritus. More trips are planned this year to Congo, South Sudan, Canada and Kazakhstan. Next year, a major meeting of the world's bishops is planned. In that case, bishops and ordinary Catholics may be tempted to take sides." Benedict resigned because he said he lacked the "strength of mind and body" to perform his role. "It's an entirely new scenario, but one that could be predicted as soon as Pope Benedict opened that door by announcing his resignation nine years ago." "That is not the case today. Nobody can contest a pope's resignation, as the resignation is not actually offered to anyone. Rumors of the pope being ill and ready to resign are common in Italian media, where the Vatican makes headlines on a daily basis. Resigning is possible under the Canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, which states that popes are allowed to renounce the role of their own will.

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Will Pope Francis Resign? - OnePeterFive (OnePeterFive)

Editor's note: we ask our readers to pray for our Holy Father and his health. It is the duty of every Catholic to love and pray for the Roman Pontiff. Let us ...

Based on the pattern of leaks that seem to precede his dumpster fires, we can safely deduce that Pope Francis is fond of optics – and a resignation would certainly permit for a host of optics. Whether or not Pope Francis is at the helm, a clearly lavender biased College of Cardinals indicates that the Synod on Synodality will carry on. The battle cry to “resist Francis to his face” is proper. I fear that neither resignation nor repose will result in the retirement of papal resistance. It’s safe to say that whether he resigns or passes away, the deck is sufficiently stacked in favor of the infiltration movement. First, it is true that the Pope’s health has suffered a severe blow and that Pope Francis himself has begun to speed up some decisions in case something happens. Photos have suggested that one side of his torso seems to be more protruding than the other, leading me to believe that since July 2021, he has been wearing a colostomy bag. Beginning on Christmas Eve in 1999, and concluding on New Year’s Day in 2000, Pope John Paul II opened the Holy Door at all four Roman Basilicas for the Great Jubilee of 2000. Whether fast-paced decisions are the result of failing health, or a looming resignation remains to be seen. Often, their coverage of Pope Francis consists of nothing more than biased, sugar-coated fawning by Courtney Mares, or as I like to call her, George Weigel, Jr. However, the analysis by Gagliarducci was a well-rounded commentary worth revisiting. “It’s like a little vague feeling, but I have the feeling that the Lord puts me [here] for a brief thing and no more.” The article noted that the “rumors gained steam last week when Francis announced a consistory to create 21 new cardinals scheduled for August 27th.

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Why Pope Francis' upcoming trip to L'Aquila fuels retirement ... (HITC)

Rumours of Pope Francis' retirement were fuelled after he announced his upcoming trip to the city of L'Aquila on Saturday (4 June 2022).

In 2009, he placed his pallium on top of Celestine’s glass casket as a gift, and upon his retirement, fans wondered if it was a gesture foreshadowing his leave. Pope Francis will be in attendance at a Holy Mass at the Basilica Of Santa Maria di Collemaggio to celebrate a feast initiated by St Celestine V, the 13th-century pope who resigned from the post after just five months of office. But how are these two events linked to the future of his pontificate?

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Pope Francis's new plans spark retirement rumors (NewsNation Now)

Rumors that Pope Francis may be retiring soon are circulating after he announced changes to his august plans.

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Vatican rumors: Three Popes walk into a bar ... (Hot Air)

Color me skeptical about these rumors, but they do seem to be persistent. The Catholic Church hasn't seen three popes in the flesh for centuries, ...

Indeed, as his Praedicate Evangelium appears to attest, Pope Francis appears vital in terms of his cognitive abilities as well as his passion for reforming the Vatican curia. The Vatican bureaucracy has always had a reputation for moving at a glacial pace because of bureaucratic inertia and a general opposition to change. (We’re still working through Vatican II, for instance, let alone St. John Paul II’s 1988 curia reform.) If the pontiff left by way of retirement so soon after issuing this document, he would essentially leave this to the mercy of a successor — and there’s no guarantee that a successor would follow this plan, even if the retiring pope has appointed a significant number of voting cardinals to select his successor. That document, which goes into effect Sunday, allows women to head Vatican offices, imposes term limits on priestly Vatican employees and positions the Holy See as an institution at the service of local churches, rather than vice versa. Still, the health issues that have become obvious in Pope Francis — as well as his travel schedule this summer — have stoked speculation that we may see a conclave in the near future: Benedict also visited the tomb in 2009, leaving behind his pallium stole in what some commentators at the time said was a symbolic gesture ahead of his own resignation, which came in 2013.

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