It is a tradition that the Pope gives a press conference on the plane after returning from his travels. The 70 international journalists accompanying him ask a dozen questions. The length of the interview varies depending on the flight time, from about ten minutes to over an hour.
On his return from Canada, on Friday night last Saturday, the question of resignation was put directly to the Pope twice. The forty-five-second television clip, which was widely broadcast in France but cut out the quote, gave the impression that the pope was announcing his impending resignation.
But Francois, 85, made it clear that was not on the agenda. As he has always insisted since 2013 and as he repeated twice in the spring of 2022. The Anglo-Saxon and Italian press, which did not insist on the subject, did not deceive this weekend.
Indeed, Francis’ answer is unchanged. Benedict XVI opened a historic path…
Source: Le Figaro
