Pope Francis’ brief papacy confession has startled many Catholics. In a new interview, Pope Francis revealed that his reign as the pope of the Catholic Church will be short and will end in less than five years because he misses pizza and his freedom. For the first time in history, the Vatican might have three popes residing together.
Pope Francis’ brief papacy comments is making headlines. Like many biblical characters and religious figures before him, Jorge Mario Bergoglio better known as Pope Francis, thinks that his mission to spread the word of God might be short.
Earlier this week, Pope Francis, conducted an interview on a Mexican television network where he talked about Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation on February, 28, 2013. Benedict became the first head of the Roman Catholic Church in 600 years to resign instead of ruling until he dies.
He told the reporter from Televisa channel, that it was a courageous move by Pope Benedict XVI/Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger to leave eight years after serving as pope of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis went on to add that like Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI is a constitution. The 78-year-old Argentinian, stated:
“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. But an institutional door has been opened.”
Bergoglio’s whose papacy began on March 13, 2013, went on to make a surprising revelation, like Pope Benedict XVI, he might retire early. Pope Francis stated that he might resign after five years because he misses his freedom to walk around and go to a restaurant for pizza.
He shared:
“I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief. Four or five years; I do not know, even two or three. I have the feeling that God has put me here for something brief, but that’s only a feeling.”
Pope Francis further revealed that he longs for the days when he was an unknown priest, who used to travel all over Latin America, helping the poor and preaching the words in the Holy Bible. Pope Francis said:
“The only thing I would like is to go out one day, without being recognized, and go to a pizzeria for a pizza.”
He concluded by saying:
“I do not mind being Pope.”
Last year, a reporter asked Pope Francis if he would leave the Vatican like Pope Benedict XVI did?
He said that if he was unable to physically or mentally continue, he would remove himself. Pope Francis said:
“I think that a Pope emeritus should not be an exception. You can ask me: ‘What if one day you don’t feel prepared to go on?’ I would do the same, I would do the same!”
In the short two years, he has been pope, he has made headlines numerous times. Pope Francis advised mothers to breastfeed, he spoke about gays and atheists being accepted in the Church. He reached out to the world’s Orthodox Christians, to Hindus and Buddhists and Muslims. He was also instrumental in the improvement of the Cuba/America relations.
The headline “Pope Brief Papacy” was splashed on various media outlets, which prompted many to take to social media to ask him to please stay in the Vatican and they promised to make him a pizza. One person stated:
“Pope Francis, you are the most awesome Pope to lead the church in the lifetimes of all that currently dwell among the living…. You lead by example & humility and a huge dose of common sense! Papi, please continue to lead the church for as long as your body & mind permit…. besides, there’s no going back now….active or retired, you’ll be recognized in any pizza joint on the planet as the most special patron they’ve ever served….:)”
Few others claimed that Pope Francis is being pushed out by those, who rule the Catholic Church, because he is different, passionate and might want to reform the system.
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