Analysis: What's behind rumors that Pope Francis will resign?

August 30, 2021 by Web Master

Pope Francis at the general audience on Aug. 18, 2021. / Vatican Media

Rome, Italy, Aug 30, 2021 / 00:00 am (CNA).

According to an Argentine priest who has known Pope Francis since his days in Buenos Aires, “there is only one reason why Pope Francis would resign: so that he can influence the process to choose his successor.”