Pope FRANCE for a long time in the hospital: three possible scenarios – the world

Given that Pope Francis has been in the hospital for a long time, in Vatican discuss possible scenarios for the recent future.

The KNA Catholic news agency transferred some of these scenarios:

Scenario 1: Pope dies

This would be the case that is best regulated: Pope dies and his death is legally determined. Pontifex is solemnly buried and the cardinal counterparts are convened. Two weeks later the so-called. conclave – Cardinal counseling on the choice of Novi Pope.

All this is detailed: the last three PAPAs only some provisions have changed for this process.

Scenario 2: Pope I teaches duty

And this second variant during which the Roman Catholic Church without Pope is, when the Pope publishes his resignation, from the date he determines, as in the event of a plan – except, of course, funeral and Mass of the Trend.

The only little insecurity, however, is in terms of an external announcement framework.

Since the Grgur XII 1415. And Benedict XVI 2013. years with the collapse of Cardinals, this procedure was prescribed by: CODEX IRIS CANONICI) that the resignation is « voluntary and not sufficiently published », but not that it must be accepted.

That sounds simple, but in fact it's not in any case like that.

Is it defined that « in sufficient » if, say, Pope Francis in the hospital bed, whispered to someone cardinal to resign? Or is « enough » if one death is a sick pope to sign the appropriate sentence on the sheet of paper?

Should not the notary as a witness be present? In doing so, the publishing of the resignation before the Cardinal Council was undisputed and clear, so the conditional resignation would be declared.

However, even more problems adopt a « condition on paragraphing », which Pope Francis, according to their own allegations, signed at the beginning of their pontificate.

Cardinals currently speculate whether the Pope Frying oriented the Pay Paul decision from 1965. Years.

His document recently published one Italian historian and writes: « We, Pavle VI, (…) We hereby publish that in the case of severe illness as incurable or long-ending (…) or in case of difficult disability (…) deviate from duty. »

And it is a procedure that seems simple, but it is actually full of crushes.

For example, it was not confirmed that this document was really delivered to the Secretary of St. Chairs, but it was assumed that it was done – because the Pope once told the press before the press.

It is also unclear in which document keeps that document should be pulled out of the drawer – o Then when the pope is no longer able to speak, when nothing occurs or mentally disoriented or only when it falls in a coma?

It is also unclear that the guardian of that papal document should previously consult. According to leading theologians, it should be a cardinal college.

If the pope falls into a stable coma, the cardinals in the so-called consistent first would be convened. They would then announce that the Pope was highly prevented and would publish the beginning of the period without Pope. Immediately after that, the conclave would begin.

Scenario 3: The Pope is returning

If the pope of the fran, he heals that he can return to the Vatican, his pontificate would probably differ significantly from the previous one. The number of public performances, audience and travel would be drastically reduced.

A lot would have to adapt to his chronic disease of respiratory tracts. It would not be more spontaneous and communicative pope of Frange as the world knows – but it would still be a pope.

In reading his texts before the belie and believers and on some travel, someone would be replaced, in the first place, someone from the cardinals in which the Pope has confidence.