Posted on 12/17/2020 3:30:36 PM PST by rickmichaels
Pope Francis will step down before the end of the year, according to a source close to the Vatican, who said there was "no doubt" the Pontiff "will resign in 2020".
The 84-year-old became head of the Catholic Church following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI – a controversial move and the first of its kind in more than 500 years. However, a source close to Pope Francis claimed he would only serve for seven years, stating he would follow in the footsteps of his predecessor. Austen Ivereigh is the former Director for Public Affairs of the previous Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor and continues to work closely with the Vatican.
He said: “I don’t think there’s ever been any doubt that he will resign in 2020.
“He made clear from the beginning that he regarded Pope Benedict’s (XVI) act as a prophetic act of great modesty and he would have absolutely no problem in doing the same.
“What was interesting was he said to Mexican television in 2014 that he believed that he would have a short papacy of about five years.
“What I’m hearing now from people close to him is that he’s going to need seven years to achieve his five-year plan and that, of course, would mean staying on until 2020.”
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Pope Che isn’t leaving yet. I dont believe it
Wouldn’t matter. Too many communist-heretic Cardinals in the College, no possibility for a Peter Romanus.
only reason he would resign is to make way for something worse
So there will be two Popes emeriti?
Calling damage control.
” Pope Francis claimed he would only serve for seven years, stating he would follow in the footsteps of his predecessor.”
Interesting the number 7, seven years, 7 days.
7 Year Tribulation
He definitely leaves behind a legacy of pedophila coverups he should be proud of
Get his promise in writing.
Not for a minute. Unfortunately
I hope the “Peoples Pope” leaves and is replaced by a real Catholic pontiff.
Without regard to how much I do or do not like this Pope, serving as the pontiff is a lot of work for any 84 year old.
I would think the service is more demanding today vs 4 or 5 hundred years ago, because very little is left to chance or to mystery. WiFi and Social Media make the western world a much smaller place than it used to be.
I would guess this Pope has a full schedule most, if not every day of every week of every month.
Let him retire so that we can move on and ponder the ‘unexpected’ experience of Pope Francis.
The Vatican is not only no longer Catholic, it is not Christian. The Vatican has converted to Marxism to the exclusion of God Almighty and the cancellation of Jesus Christ as the Savior.
It is now a mortal sin to throw an empty Coke bottle on the ground but it is virtuous to slice a baby’s head open and rip its brains out.
“Pope Che isn’t leaving yet. I dont believe it”
So if he is. Next marxist virtue signaler gets a call for smoke.
Ya, the coming chastisements have been earned by the world, not just America.
And he has only one lung. Retire!
I recall a lot of people quoting Nostradamus that this would be the last pope and the judgment would start under him. Nosty missed it, apparently, by that much.
How can we miss you when you won’t leave?
maybe they are moving him out to make way for a Black Pope
Heck, while they are at it they should make it a Female Black Lesbian Pope
EXACTLY
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