Allies of Pope Francis are saying that he’s planning to follow the
example of Benedict XVI and retire. But he’ll only do so once he’s
appointed enough liberal cardinals to make sure that the next conclave
doesn’t elected a conservative who will interpret Catholic doctrine more
strictly than he does.
This, at least, is what allies of the Pope have been telling
colleagues – claiming that they’ve heard it from the pontiff himself.
(Francis himself is a notorious chatterbox and so are some of the
cardinals close to him.)
The Pope, now 80, apparently wants to hold three more consistories at
which he will bestow the red hat on bishops who share his vision of
reform (whatever that may be: the details are still sketchy, four years
in).
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Friday, April 21, 2017
Damian Thompson: Francis will retire- but only after appointing enough liberal cardinals
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