Pope Francis has revealed that after he was elected in 2013, he signed a letter of resignation to be tendered if severe and permanent health problems made it impossible for him to carry out his official duties.
Francis made the revelation during an interview with the Spanish newspaper, ABC.
Francis said he submitted the letter to then Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who was a holdover from the previous papacy of Benedict XVI. Bertone remained in the position for around six months after Francis was elected on March 13, 2013.
When asked if he believed an official norm should be instituted for cases when health problems or an accident impeded a pope, Francis said: “I have already signed my resignation. Tarcisio Bertone was Secretary of State. I signed it and I told him: ‘In case of an impediment for medical reasons or whatever, here is my resignation.
“You have it. I don’t know to whom Cardinal Bertone may have given it, but I gave it to him when he was Secretary of State.”
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