[Catholic Caucus] Prominent Italian priest claims Francis is not the pope in viral sermon Famous Italian priest Father Giorgio Maria Faré said in an October 13 sermon, which now has over 38,000 views, that he believes Francis is not a true pope because Pope Benedict XVI did not fully resign his office. Faré claimed Benedict didn’t properly resign from the papacy and remained pope until his death in 2022. The priest also charged that Pope Francis was doubtfully elected and Benedict intentionally didn’t resign. Francis is not the pope Faré opened his sermon by explaining that in recent years, he...