Yet another member? https://gazette.com/news/us-world/p...cle_1fefdbb3-5f13-5e6e-baea-4ec5a93d04a0.html Pope Francis resigning? Catholics wait with bated breath as rumors swirl Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner Jun 21, 2022 Updated Jun 21, 2022 The world's attention is descending on Vatican City as rumors swirl Pope Francis is readying to resign. Resignation rumors are gaining traction in the wake of a series of unusual activities by the 85-year-old leader of the Catholic Church, according to a report. Politics Bishops to Catholic legislators who voted for abortion bill: Don't take communion By Marianne Goodland and Carol McKinley The Gazette Francis, who has been confined to a wheelchair due to crippling knee pain, canceled a scheduled trip to Africa, the report noted. He has also supposedly called for a meeting of cardinals, which the Washington Examiner is unable to confirm. It is this highly unusual meeting that is fueling the resignation rumors, the report noted. "Inside the Vatican, moments ago, we saw a ton of cardinals, which our guide tells us is highly unusual," Megyn Kelly, who is in Vatican City, posted to social media. "That's not normal, and, moments earlier, when we were in the Sistine Chapel, a priest or a bishop, we're unclear, came in and gave us a blessing," she said. "Also highly unusual. What was he doing there? Why was he doing that? What did he know?" Lifestyle Tent revival at Abbey in Canon City seeks to reenergize, evangelize Christians and seekers By Debbie Kelley debbie.kelley@gazette.com Ranking members of the clergy are expected to be in Rome this week for the Tenth World Meeting of Families, which is set to begin Wednesday. Francis assumed his role in 2013 following the resignation of then-Pope Benedict XVI. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER State Politics Polis OKs reporting requirements for Colorado’s health care sharing ministries By HANNAH METZGER hannah.metzger@coloradopolitics.com Resignations are a rarity for the papacy, but when addressing his knee pain in the past, Francis has said, "Rather than operate, I'll resign," according to the report.
if this comes to fruition he preserves his pontificate from being marred by a possible schism of the Synod of Germany.
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2022/06/22/pope-francis-resignation-rumors-243208 Pope Francis reassures bishops that resigning ‘does not cross his mind’ VATICAN CITY (RNS) — While concerns regarding Pope Francis’ health have fueled rumors he might soon resign, Brazilian bishops told Vatican media outlets on June 20 that the pope intends to continue in his role as head of the Catholic Church “for as long as God allows it.” Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho said the pope reassured him during a visit at the Vatican on Monday that despite the many challenges the pope faces, resigning “does not cross his mind,” according to an article published by Vatican News. Seventeen bishops from Brazil will meet with the pope this month for traditional “ad limina” visits, obligatory consultations that bishops from around the world make on a rotating five-year schedule. “I want to live my mission as long as God allows me and that’s it,” Francis said when asked about his health by the bishops, according to Roque. Cardinal Óscar Andés Rodríguez Maradiaga compared media reports on the subject to “a cheap soap opera.” In the same Vatican article, Monsignor Lúcio Nicoletto, the administrator of Brazil’s Diocese of Roraima, said he was impressed by the “great strength” displayed by the aging pontiff, who during the meeting reinforced his commitment to protecting the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous people who inhabit it. In early June, Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, one of the pope’s cardinal advisers, said the resignation rumors amounted to nothing more than “fake news” and compared media reports on the subject to “a cheap soap opera.” Rumors of Pope Francis’ resignation have increased after the Vatican announced the cancellation of his planned July papal visit to Congo and South Sudan, citing knee pain. It’s unclear whether the pope will make his expected journey to Canada later next month. Pope Francis began using a wheelchair in May, not long after the Vatican stated he was undergoing therapeutic injections aimed at lessening the pain in his right leg and knee. The pope has struggled for most of his adult life with sciatica, which has worsened with age. In July 2021, Francis was taken to the Roman hospital Gemelli for surgery and was kept under observation for 11 days. Francis’ predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, shook the Catholic world and beyond when he announced his resignation as pope in 2013. In August, Francis will visit the Tomb of Celestine V, known for having resigned as pope in 1294, in the Italian town of Aquila. Four years before Benedict announced his retirement, he visited the same tomb.
