Pope Francis signed his resignation letter due to ill health

By Naveen Dec 19, 2022

Pope Francis revealed in an interview on Sunday that he signed his resignation letter for the first time almost 10 years ago due to illness.

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Francis, who turned 86 on Saturday, had previously said he would resign as pope if health problems sidelined him.

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According to the Spanish newspaper ABC, the Pope signed his letter of resignation.

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It was said to have been given to Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone before the cardinal retired in 2013.

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“I signed the resignation and I told him, 'Treatmentally . Disruption or anything, here is my resignation. You have it,'' said the Pope.

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When an interviewer asked if he wanted to know that truth, Francis replied, "That's why I'm telling you."

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He said he did not know what Bertone did with the letter.

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