{"id":2405157,"date":"2025-02-21T12:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-pope-preparing-to-resign-senior-vatican-cardinal-lets-it-slip-on-italian-radio-report\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:42:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:42:02","slug":"is-the-pope-preparing-to-resign-senior-vatican-cardinal-lets-it-slip-on-italian-radio-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-pope-preparing-to-resign-senior-vatican-cardinal-lets-it-slip-on-italian-radio-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Pope Preparing to Resign? Senior Vatican Cardinal Lets It Slip on Italian Radio: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fis-the-pope-preparing-to-resign-senior-vatican-cardinal-lets-it-slip-on-italian-radio-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405157&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pope Francis is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-members-in-dc-hospitalized-after-eating-substandard-food-others-found-metal-shavings-in-meals\/\" title=\"National Guard Members In DC Hospitalized After Eating \u2018Substandard\u2019 Food, Others Found Metal Shavings In Meals\">hospitalized due<\/a> to pneumonia in both lungs, \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-based-voter-suppression-group-paid-thousands-to-voting-rights-champion-marc-elias\/\" title=\"Virginia-Based Voter Suppression Group Paid Thousands to Voting Rights \u2018Champion\u2019 Marc Elias\">raising speculation<\/a>\u2062 about his potential resignation. \u2062Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi commented on Italian radio that \u2064while the \u2062papacy is traditionally a lifelong position, resignation could\u2064 be necessary if the Pope feels unable to fulfill his role effectively. Pope Francis himself has previously expressed that a serious physical impediment could alter the viewpoint on serving as pope. Previously, Pope \u200cBenedict XVI set a precedent by resigning, a move that Francis \u200bpraised as beneficial for the Church. Although Francis is \u2063steadfast to \u200cwork despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-adds-bitcoin-to-his-twitter-bio-bitcoin-surges-by-20\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Adds \u2018#bitcoin\u2019 To His Twitter Bio, Bitcoin Surges By 20%\">health issues<\/a>,\u200c it is suggested that he \u200dmight step down\u2064 if\u200c he\u200c can&#8217;t\u200c fulfill his duties entirely. Predictions about succession\u2063 are becoming more relevant as\u200c the Pope\u200c ages \u2063and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">faces health challenges<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Pope Francis remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, the possibility that he will resign is being publicly batted about.<\/p>\n<p>In comments on Italian radio, Vatican Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi said resignation from a post usually held for life could happen, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/world\/europe\/article\/will-the-pope-resign-francis-xh6rpchpv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he could [resign] because he is a person who, from this point of view, is quite decisive in his choices,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That said, it is beyond doubt that if he found himself in a situation where his ability to have direct contacts &mdash; which he loves &mdash; and to communicate immediately, incisively, and decisively were compromised, then I believe he could decide to resign,&rdquo; he said<\/p>\n<p>The Times noted that in the past, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pope-francis-certain-wont-make-time-amid-complex-hospitalization-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francis<\/a> has said he believed a pope was appointed for life, but &ldquo;things would change if a serious physical impediment were to arise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pope Benedict XVI&rsquo;s decision to resign was controversial, but I think that given the reality of aging and dying in the 21st century it might turn out to be prescient.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fr. Peter Totleben, O.P. (@FrTotleben92742) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrTotleben92742\/status\/1891669097512857691?\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pope <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-pope-francis-abruptly-cancels-events-due-health-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benedict<\/a>, who preceded Francis, resigned. Francis, who is 88, has praised Benedict for &ldquo;opening the door&rdquo; for popes to resign, saying: &ldquo;It was such a very good thing for the church. He told popes to stop in time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Papal biographer Austen Ivereigh said, Francis has shown a determination not to let his health stop him from working, but he said there could be a limit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For Francis there is no 20 percent papacy, and if he thinks he cannot fully exercise the papal mission, then, yes, he could resign,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Asked in 2023 when a pope should resign, Francis replied it was when they experienced &ldquo;a tiredness that doesn&rsquo;t let you see things clearly. A lack of clarity, of knowing how to evaluate situations.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rstvhFzApo\">https:\/\/t.co\/rstvhFzApo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Kington (@tomkington) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomkington\/status\/1892702592779575610?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hopefully, he can pull through, and as long as there is no prognosis of a long-term, debilitating or degenerative condition, I think he will push on,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille, France, was asked about a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pope-francis-weighs-trump-harris-race-damning-words-may-give-voters-lot-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resignation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everything is possible,&rdquo; Aveline said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pope-francis-recovers-pneumonia-hospital-e489cc4f7f4e0d43b7c9079667953e9d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Initially hospitalized with severe bronchitis, the pope was diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/pope-francis-remains-hospitalized-pneumonia-both-lungs-vatican-says-rcna192694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coming after years of declining health, a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/pope-francis-legacy-death-complex-italy-rome-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> said that the pope was in intense pain &ldquo;and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-certain-he-wont-make-it-this-time-amid-complex-hospitalization-report\/\" title=\"... Certain He &#039;Won\u2019t Make It This Time&#039; Amid &#039;Complex&#039; Hospitalization: ...\">privately expressed certainty<\/a> he won&rsquo;t make it this time.&rdquo; The report was attributed to sources Politico did not name.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that even if Francis survives this scare, the concept of who follows him is moving to the fore.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He may not die now but of course he eventually will,&rdquo; Politico quoted what it said was one Vatican official as remarking. &ldquo;We all die &mdash; and he&rsquo;s an 88-year-old man with lung problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Vatican Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi mentioned on Italian radio that it\u2019s possible for a pope, typically in office for life, to resign. He stated, \u201cI think he could [resign] because he is quite decisive in his choices.\u201d Ravasi added that if the pope&#8217;s ability to communicate effectively were compromised, he might consider stepping down. Although Francis has previously expressed that a pope serves for life, he acknowledged that serious health issues could change this perspective<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pope-Francis-4.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14328,4133,9592,6522,9367],"class_list":["post-2405157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cardinal","tag-news","tag-pope","tag-resignation","tag-vatican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pope-Francis-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405161,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405157\/revisions\/2405161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}