Pope Francis has said that pontiffs resigning instead of ruling for life should not become a 'fashion' in the Roman Catholic Church and happen only in truly exceptional circumstances.
"This does not, however, in any way mean that popes retiring should become, let's say, a fashion, a normal thing," he said.
In 2013, Pope Benedict, citing frail physical and mental health, became the first pontiff to resign in 600 years. His nearly 10 years as pope emeritus were one of the most divisive periods in modern Church history. Although Francis often compared having Benedict living in the Vatican to having a grandfather in the house,exposed strains while two men wearing white lived in the tiny city-state.
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