Of course he would die, that's how this works. It wouldn't impact the church at all, except for the mourning. The pope dying isn't a flaw in the system, it's a feature.Would he die? How would this impact the Catholic Chuch?
Of course he would die, that's how this works. It wouldn't impact the church at all, except for the mourning. The pope dying isn't a flaw in the system, it's a feature.
Frankly the abdicating was a lot more disruptive than him dying.
It would be quite a trip if he outlived his successor. Or maybe a few of them.I think he was asking if he would die between then and now. He is still alive.
I think he might have. He's widely thought to be on the way out, and Pope is a stressful job.I think he was asking if he would die between then and now. He is still alive.
Would he have died by now, if that is what you mean, quite possibly. Being pope is one of the most stressful jobs one could have and it certainly would have done his health any good. That said I don't see him still being alive or dying in office as being that different from each other. The biggest difference would be the media portrayal of the pope, and Church. They didn't like Benedict XVI, which could be a result of not being able to understand the terminology he would use. Contrary to popular belief, Francis has really changed anything. A few things such as talks about female deacons (deacons are different than priests) were already talked about before he was pope, he just continued the work that was already done. The biggest difference is Francis is more willing to address the media directly and talk off-script leading to people taking what he says out of context more often.
Those recent reports are being denied hard by the Vatican, I think he probably has a little more time left. Especially as there isn't much real reason to deny it if it were true, he's not the current Pope and he's 90, the funeral will have been planned for years and its not like he isn't certain to die sooner rather than later, it would make more sense to prepare the faithful rather than denying everything until he actually drops dead. At that point it just makes them looks a bit silly.I think he might have. He's widely thought to be on the way out, and Pope is a stressful job.
Would he have died by now, if that is what you mean, quite possibly. Being pope is one of the most stressful jobs one could have and it certainly would have done his health any good. That said I don't see him still being alive or dying in office as being that different from each other. The biggest difference would be the media portrayal of the pope, and Church. They didn't like Benedict XVI, which could be a result of not being able to understand the terminology he would use. Contrary to popular belief, Francis has really changed anything. A few things such as talks about female deacons (deacons are different than priests) were already talked about before he was pope, he just continued the work that was already done. The biggest difference is Francis is more willing to address the media directly and talk off-script leading to people taking what he says out of context more often.