Wait for the death of Benedict XVI step back: two retired popes there are too many for the Holy Roman Church. FrancisDespite being almost forced to immobilize, he must persevere. This is illustrated by the background of Italy today, which tells of an increasingly weary pope who, like his predecessor, knows that between meetings, trips and hearings he cannot bear the weight of the papacy. Francesco has never hidden the fact that he feels the urge to give up: the illness that has forced him into a wheelchair for months prevents him from doing his “job”. But it’s not the right time to go.
So here is that, according to Cesare Maffi, Pope Francis has postponed any decision to a future that will not be immediate, but on the day when the life of Benedict XVI three popes or former popes in life. In this regard, the precedent of the three reigning popes in 1409 after the Council of Pisa is very bad. After all there is no discipline Vatican dedicated to those who abandon the pontificate: everything remains entrusted to those who were popes, essentially making concrete decisions about the remaining years he lives.
