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Pope Francis said he wrote a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, to be used in case he became physically or mentally impaired and unable ...

Asked what he would say to Catholics whose faith in the church falters every time a new case is made public, the pope said, “It is good that you feel outrage about this. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, when he began a prayer asking Mary to intercede for Ukraine and had to pause because he was crying. We should be crying today about these cruelties” that always go with war. “I tell people, please, don’t be afraid, but let’s cry a little bit. “If their faith is faltering, it’s because it is alive. “I signed it and said, ‘If I should become impaired for medical reasons or whatever, here is my renunciation.

In an interview published Sunday in the Spanish newspaper ABC, Francis said he gave the note to Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who then was the Vatican secretary of ...

... I have already signed my renunciation,” Francis said, noting that he did so early in the papacy. Lately, he has increasingly used a cane instead of the wheelchair to get around in public. The pontiff added that he presumes that the prelate currently in the Vatican’s No. Here you have it,’” he said, referring to Bertone, who In the interview, he was asked what would happen if health issues or an accident suddenly left a pope unable to do his job, and whether there should be a rule for such instances. [Benedict startled the world](https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2013-feb-11-la-fg-wn-benedict-first-pope-in-600-years-to-resign-20130211-story.html) by announcing his resignation to a gathering of prelates at the Vatican in February 2013.

ROME. (AP) - Pope Francis has revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a resignation letter in ...

In past remarks, Francis has hailed the decision of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, to resign because he felt due to advancing age he wouldn’t be best able to carry out his duties. Lately, he has increasingly used a cane instead of the wheelchair to get around in public. The pontiff added that he presumes that the prelate currently in that Vatican No.

He said he gave the letter to former Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone soon after being elected pontiff in 2013. "I have already signed my resignation ...

I signed it and said to him: 'here is my resignation in the case of an impediment for medical reasons or anything else". He said he gave the letter to former Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone soon after being elected pontiff in 2013. "Tarcisio Bertone was the Secretary of State.

The funeral will take place on 22 December at Turin's Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. By Vatican News. Recalling the late Cardinal Severino Poletto as a "faithful servant" of the Gospel and the Church, Pope Francis ...

He headed the Archdiocese of the Piedmontese capital from 1999 to 2010. In his telegram, the Pope offered his closeness and prayers, briefly retracing the Cardinal's long ministry, which began "first as a parish priest in Casale" where he was "attentive to the laity and committed to the work activities in a spirit of evangelical sharing." Recalling the late Cardinal Severino Poletto as a "faithful servant" of the Gospel and the Church, Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the local Church in Turin, Italy, in a telegram sent to the city's Archbishop Roberto Repole.

Pope Francis praised the role trade unions play in society and lamented the scourge of workplace deaths during an audience with Italian union CGIL on Monday ...

(ANSA). (ANSA) - ROME, DEC 19 - Pope Francis praised the role trade unions play in society and lamented the scourge of workplace deaths during an audience with Italian union CGIL on Monday. The head of the Catholic Church said that "there are no free workers without a union" and said unions are called on to be "a voice for the voiceless.

Pope Francis said in an interview he wrote a resignation letter and gave it to the Vatican secretary of state in case health issues prevent him from ...

Lately, he has increasingly used a cane instead of the wheelchair to get around in public. [South America.](https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/regions/south-america) Here you have it,'" Francis said.

Bogotá, Colombia, Dec 17, 2022 / 20:45 pm. Pope Francis said that in case of not being able to continue governing the Catholic Church due to an impediment ...

I gave it to Bertone as he was the secretary of Sstate,” he said. “He probably handed it over to Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the new secretary of state. “I signed it and told him: ‘In case of impediment for medical reasons or whatever it may be, here is my resignation.’ They already have it.

Pope Francis dedicated his Angelus address Dec. 18 to St. Joseph and asked people to pray for peace in the Caucasus region, in Peru and in Ukraine.

God is “an expert in transforming crises into dreams,” Pope Francis said. “Before God, who disrupts his plans and asks that he trust him, Joseph says ‘yes,'” the pope said. “Instead, we need to attentively welcome surprises, the surprises in life, even crises.” But then, an angel spoke to him in a dream, explaining the pregnancy was the work of the Holy Spirit and that he should not be afraid to take her as his wife. In his main talk, Pope Francis drew attention to the day’s Gospel, which recounted how St. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis asked thousands of people joining him in St.

Most pontiffs serve for life but Pope Benedict XVI became the first leader of the Catholic Church to step down in 600-plus years when he left the position in ...

He was the first modern-era Pope to Pope Francis reportedly gave the letter to Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone in 2013. "To love the church," he said in his address at the time, "also means having the courage to take difficult decisions." At the time, the Pope thanked everyone for understanding his decision to leave his position due to his age and health. "I signed it and said: 'If I should become impaired for medical reasons or whatever, here is my resignation. Here you have it.'"

Poletto was the retired archbishop of Turin, a city in northern Italy. Since his retirement in 2010, he has been living in Moncalieri, a southern suburb of ...

He also hosted the first International Symposium on Shroud Studies in March 2000. Poletto was the retired archbishop of Turin, a city in northern Italy. As head of the Archdiocese of Turin, Poletto oversaw the display of the Shroud of Turin for the Jubilee Year 2000.

Pope Francis wrote his resignation letter in 2013, shortly after he became pontiff. The pope's resignation note was revealed in an article recently.

In past remarks, Francis has hailed the decision of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, to resign because he felt due to advancing age he wouldn't be best able to carry out his duties. Lately, he has increasingly used a cane instead of the wheelchair to get around in public. The pontiff added that he presumes that the prelate currently in that Vatican No. Catholic church law requires a papal resignation be "freely and properly manifested" — as was the case when Benedict startled the world when he announced his resignation to a gathering of prelates at the Vatican in February 2013. "I signed it and said: 'If I should become impaired for medical reasons or whatever, here is my resignation. The pontiff quipped that now that he has revealed the existence of his resignation note, "someone will run up to Bertone (saying), 'Give me that piece of paper.'"

(RNS) — Pope Francis said he has already signed his renunciation if he were unable to act as pope due to health issues or an accident.

What is happening in Ukraine is terrifying,” he said, adding that he fears the conflict will not end soon. Once again, Francis laid out his vision for the future of decision-making in the church, which has its center in the Holy Spirit. Actually, it was something much larger, that included the possibility of a pastoral (engagement) with divorced people in the widest sense. The pope said that in his previous synods, the media interfered with the discussions at the synod. The pope pointed also to the Synod on Synodality as a transformative change he will be known for. In 2013, Francis’ predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, became the first pope to resign in 600 years, forcing the church to invent the position of pope emeritus for the modern age.

Speaking to a Spanish newspaper, Pope Francis claimed he gave the note to Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's secretary of state.

According to a report by AFP, Pope Francis starts a historic trip to war-battered Iraq on March 5, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world's oldest and most persecuted Christian communities. Francis is currently residing in a monastery on the grounds of the Vatican. [Francis](/topic/francis)claimed he gave the note to Cardinal [Tarcisio Bertone](/topic/tarcisio-bertone), the Vatican's secretary of state. [Benedict XVI](/topic/benedict-xvi)'s decision to step down because he believed his advanced age would make it difficult for him to perform his duties. [Cardinal Pietro Parolin](/topic/cardinal-pietro-parolin), who currently holds the No. Francis indicated that he did so early in his pontificate but had already signed his renunciation.

Pope Francis has admitted that he prepared a resignation letter in 2013 shortly after being elected pontiff in case medical issues prevented him from ...

In 2021, Pope Francis required surgery to remove the left part of his colon. Follow GR on [Google News ](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqLQgKIidDQklTRndnTWFoTUtFV2R5WldWcmNtVndiM0owWlhJdVkyOXRLQUFQAQ)and [subscribe here ](https://follow.it/greekreporter-com)to our daily email! Despite a number of health issues, the Pope has remained busy with his Papal duties. When asked why the Vatican was cautious on speaking out against totalitarian regimes, Pope Francis answered, “The Holy See always tries to safeguard peoples…through dialogue and diplomacy. [elected to the papacy](https://greekreporter.com/2013/03/17/patriarch-bartholomew-to-attend-pope-francis-inauguration/) at the age of 76, on March 13, 2013. The Pope was asked what would happen if he was incapacitated by health issues, to which he responded that he had “already signed my renunciation.”