Pope Francis says, 'I believe that the papal ministry should be for life. I don't see a reason why it should not be this way ... historic tradition is important. If instead we listen to gossip, then we would have to change popes every six months.'
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has said that pontiffs resigning instead of ruling for life should not become a “fashion” in the Roman Church and happen only in truly exceptional circumstances.
“I believe that the papal ministry should be for life. I don’t see a reason why it should not be this way … historic tradition is important. If instead we listen to gossip, then we would have to change popes every six months,” he said. His nearly 10 years as pope emeritus were one of the most divisive periods in modern Church history. Although Francis often compared having Benedict living in the Vatican to having a grandfather in the house, a book by Benedict’s closest aide exposed strains while two men wearing white lived in the tiny city-state.
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