One of many first duties Pope Francis set himself was to put in writing a letter of resignation as head of the Catholic Church.
The Pope, who turned 86 on Saturday, made the remark in an interview with the Spanish newspaper ABCexplaining it could be used had been he ever to come across extreme and disabling well being issues that made it unattainable to hold out his duties.
Francis, who seems to be in good well being apart from a dicky knee, gave the letter to then Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a holdover from the earlier papacy of Benedict XVI.
Bertone remained within the place for about six months after Francis was elected on March 13, 2013.
Francis has typically stated he would resign if his well being impaired him from operating the 1.three billion-member Roman Catholic Church.
– with AAP
