Pope Francis Says He Might Retire

Daily Beast ^ | 05/28/2014 | Barbie Latza Nadeau 

[Responsibility2nd]

In little-noticed remarks aboard the papal plane this week, the pontiff said he wouldn’t rule out following Pope Benedict XVI’s path.

Pope Francis gave a candid midair press briefing to reporters traveling from back from the Middle East to Rome during which he talked about sex, money, and satanic Mass—and retirement.

After a grueling but ultimately successful three-day visit to one of the most complicated regions on the planet, the idea of retirement probably sounded pretty good to Francis. So it is no surprise that when reporters traveling with him on the papal plane asked if he would consider resigning like his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI, he said he wouldn’t rule it out.

“I will do what the Lord tells me to do. Pray and try to follow God’s will. Benedict XVI no longer had the strength and honestly, as a man of faith, humble as he is, he took this decision,” Francis said, according to a transcript of his press conference published in La Stampa’s Vatican Insider. “Seventy years ago, popes emeritus didn’t exist. What will happen with popes emeritus? We need to look at Benedict XVI as an institution, he opened a door, that of the popes emeritus. The door is open, whether there will be others, only God knows. I believe that if a bishop of Rome feels he is losing his strength, he must ask himself the same questions Pope Benedict XVI did.”

[Responsibility2nd]

[jackibutterfly]

OK, so you post a picture. WHAT are you trying to say????

[Common Sense 101]

Well..... BYE!

[faucetman]

The best outcome for everyone if he retires. He is the Jimmy Carter of popes. Maybe the Joe Biden of popes.

[Kenny Bunk]

I personally urge Pope Frank to demonstrate that stick-to-it-iveness for which Argentines are not so well known and stay on until 2016, when Barack Hussein Obama will be available to fill this important international post.

There is no truth to the rumour that Pope Barack 1 would replace the Sign of The Cross with The Sign of the Crescent Moon.

[unixfox]

Obviously you have never seen Tombstone.

[Alex Murphy]

In little-noticed remarks aboard the papal plane this week, the pontiff said he wouldn’t rule out following Pope Benedict XVI’s path. Pope Francis gave a candid midair press briefing to reporters traveling from back from the Middle East to Rome during which he talked about sex, money, and satanic Mass—and retirement.

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[GeronL]

How soon can they pick a replacement?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

It’s one of the greatest lines in movie history.

[Vigilanteman]

Top 10, for sure. But three of top ten were spoken in this scene from True Grit.

[Mrs. Don-o]

AMDG

[tomkat]

He was obviously just told, having already forked over for another year with some different outfit, that he could have saved 10% on car insurance.

It's enough to give anyone a sour-ish visage.

[OrangeHoof]

Maybe the gay cardinals have something on him the way they apparently did with Benedict.

[geologist]

Do tell us what this GREAT LINE is ,,,

the younger crowd might not know it ...

[RichInOC]

Someday. If God wills. But that headline wouldn’t have been quite so sexy, would it?

We don’t have journalists any more. We have trolls with press credentials.

[Norm Lenhart]

What ‘I’ would say is that he is a disaster to people of faith with all his squish and communistic thinking. The man betrayed millions of Christians and Catholics alike with his ‘brothers’ crap with Muslims.

His predecessors sent vast armies to deal with his ‘brothers the last time they decided it was open season in the Cross. This idiot embraces them.

That should cover it for a lot of us I think.

[Lazamataz]

[stevie_d_64]

Great lines:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPwW7RaPO_g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH97lImrr0Q

[SpinnerWebb]

I’d say that’s bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!

[al_c]

Funny ... I read his quote. I didn’t see where he said “I might retire.”