Saturday July 30, 2022
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday July 30, 2022
Pope Francis says Canada trip showed he may need to retire
Pope Francis has said that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his week-long Canadian pilgrimage was “a bit of a test” that showed he needed to slow down and one day possibly retire.
Speaking to reporters while traveling home from northern Nunavut, Francis, 85, stressed that he had not thought about resigning but said “the door is open” and there was nothing wrong with a pope stepping down.
“It’s not strange. It’s not a catastrophe. You can change the pope,” he said.