Pope Francis: The door to retirement is open, but not for now
2022-07-30 11:29:48
TiranaPost
Pope Francis has spoken for the first time after rumors that he may resign from the Vatican. For some time in his outings, the Pope uses a wheelchair, due to a knee problem. However, as he says, it is not about any serious illness.
"It is not a catastrophe to change the Pope, it is not a taboo. The door to retirement is open – it's a normal option. But to this day I have not knocked on that door. I haven't felt the need to think about this possibility - that doesn't mean that in two days I might not start thinking about it," the Pope told reporters.
"This trip to Canada has been intense. I don't think I can continue to travel at the same pace at my age and with the limitation of this knee. Either I should calm down a bit to continue serving the Church, or I should consider leaving," he added.
