Pope Francis has fuelled speculation that he could resign after postponing a trip to Africa and announcing an unusual meeting of cardinals.
Hobbled
by pain in his knee and forced to use a wheelchair in recent weeks, the
85-year-old pontiff postponed a July trip to the Democratic Republic of
Congo and South Sudan last week.
He
also announced an unusual decision to hold a consistory to name new
cardinals during a Vatican vacation month and arranged meetings to
ensure his reforms stay intact.
The extraordinary consistory will be held on August 27, a slow summer
month at the Catholic headquarters, to create 21 new cardinals - 16 of
whom will be under the age of 80, thereby eligible to elect his
successor in a future conclave.
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