{"id":99339,"date":"2015-03-14T06:59:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T06:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=99339"},"modified":"2015-03-14T06:59:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T06:59:19","slug":"pope-francis-hints-at-brief-papacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/pope-francis-hints-at-brief-papacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis hints at &#8216;brief&#8217; papacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Pope Francis has suggested he may resign his papacy like his predecessor, rather than remain at the Vatican for life.<\/p>\n<p>The pontiff made the comments during a interview with Mexican television, marking the second anniversary of his election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief. Four or five years; I do not know, even two or three,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He praised Pope Benedict&#8217;s decision to step aside in 2013 as &#8220;courageous&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Benedict should not be considered an exception, but an institution. Maybe he will be the only one for a long time, maybe he will not be the only one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But an institutional door has been opened,&#8221; he told the Televisa channel.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis has hinted in the past that he could retire, but said he was opposed to the idea of an age limit for leaders of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To say that one is in charge up to 80 years, creates a sensation that the pontificate is at its end and that would not be a good thing,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/625\/media\/images\/81640000\/jpg\/_81640842_pizza.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Francis receiving a gift of a special pizza during his weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, 11 March 2015\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">The pontiff revealed he missed being able to do simple things like visiting a pizzeria without being noticed<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A papal conclave elected Pope Francis as Benedict XVI&#8217;s successor on 13 March 2013. He became the first Latin American to lead the Church.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview he admitted he was &#8220;surprised&#8221; by the decision and had only carried a small suitcase to Rome, with the expectation he would return to Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n<p>His simple style has won him praise from Catholics, as have his promises to reform the Curia &#8211; the Church&#8217;s internal government.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said two years of his papacy had now passed and he felt it would not continue for very much longer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do not know. But I feel that the Lord has placed me here for a short time, and nothing more,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it is a feeling. I always leave the possibility open.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He told Televisa that he &#8220;did not mind being Pope&#8221;, but missed the anonymity associated with life as a priest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only thing I would like is to go out one day, without being recognised, and go to a pizzeria for a pizza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis has suggested he may resign his papacy like his predecessor, rather than remain at the Vatican for life. The pontiff made the comments during a interview with Mexican television, marking the second anniversary of his election. &#8220;I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief. 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