Does Pope Francis Resign? In Italy, they speculate on his departure

The dad Francisco He would think of resigning because of his precarious state of health, it was reported this Monday, August 23 in Italy, through versions that are circulating because of the health difficulties of the high pontiff.

Speculation arose from an Italian media publication Free every day, which recalled an expression of Francois More than a year ago. “You know that for me this day is different from the others: I am not the Supreme Pontiff of Catholic Church; I mean, I’ll be until eight this afternoon, then more. I am simply a pilgrim who begins the last stage of his pilgrimage on this earth “, reminds the agency of the words spoken by Francisco in March 2020 from the balcony overlooking the St. Peter’s Square.

The local portal published on its cover “Pope Francis ready to resign”, And without delving into the information, the bottom of the divergence in the Catholic hierarchy. He also adds that health concerns would be a hindrance for the head of the church today.

“But didn’t he just have harmless bowel diverticulitis, as the Vatican said a month ago?” Asks Liberto Quotidiano.

However, the correspondent of Vatican, Elisabeth hammered, warned that the article had to be taken “with a lot of tweezers”, and that he saw the possibility that Francisco would stray from the Holy See.

“We do not foresee the possibility of a resignation of the Pope,” he said in a dialogue with the journalist Eduardo Feinman in the program Someone has to say, of Radio Rivadavia.

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In the post, there is speculation about a conflict within the leadership of Catholicism. “Barely 11 days have passed since Professor Antonio Sánchez, lawyer at the University of Seville, was asked here about a good exit strategy for Francois it would be resigning to put an end to the disputes over the resignation, ”the article asks.

In view of this, he adds “Once cornered, to Bergoglio that would be the only thing he could do to at least save his antipapal line of succession and complete his work of disintegration and “mutation” of the Catholic Church“.

Source: NA

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