Vatican City (Antara Bali) - Pope Francis on Friday said he would not continue to be in the Vatican in ten years.
Welcome athletes and officials from the Italian National Olympic Committee, the 78-year-old pope pray for the best for them in candidacy to host the 2024 Olympics, but said that he would not be able to watch them.
"Dear Friends, (I) wish the best in Rome's candidacy to host the Games in 2024," he said. "I will not be able to see it. We wish you and your family are all blessed. "
The statement is not the first statement of the pope, who turned 78 years old on Wednesday, which hinted that he did not think would lead the Catholic Church in a long time.
On his way back to South Korea in August, he casually told reporters that he lived the rest of his life probably two or three years.
Responding to a question about how she overcame its global popularity, she replied: "I'm trying to think of my sins, my mistake, do not make me so proud. Because I know this will take place in a short time, two or three years, and then I will go to the Father's house. "
Argentine Pope also stated that he is likely to retire if his health declined, as did his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI last year, became the first pope to resign voluntarily in more than 700 years. (MFD)
Pope Francis Reveals His leadership Not Old
Sabtu, 20 Desember 2014 19:23 WIB