Pope Francis has admitted he has considered resigning while acknowledging he can no longer travel like he used to because of strained knee ligaments following a trip to Canada.
Key points: The Pope said the Canada trip showed he needed to slow down.
The Pope said the Canada trip showed he needed to slow down He said he had not considered resigning until now.
He said he had not considered resigning until now He strained his right knee ligaments earlier this year and treatment forced him to cancel a trip to Africa.
He said the week-long pilgrimage was "a bit of a test" that showed he needed to slow down and one day possibly retire.
Pope Francis said while he hadn't considered resigning until now, he realised he has to at least slow down.
The Canada trip was difficult, and featured several moments when Pope Francis was clearly in pain as he manoeuvred getting up and down from chairs. »