Francis, who turned 86 yesterday and appears to be in good health except for a knee ailment, made the comment in an interview with the Spanish newspaper ABC.
Francis has often said he would resign if health impaired him from running the 1.3 billion-member Roman Catholic Church. "I have already signed my resignation. Tarcisio Bertone was Secretary of State. I signed it and I told him: 'In case of impediment for medical reasons or whatever, here is my resignation'," Francis was quoted as saying.
In an interview with Reuters in July, Francis dismissed speculative reports his resignation was imminent and repeated his often stated position that he might resign someday if failing health made it impossible for him to run the Church - something that had been almost unthinkable before Benedict XVI, now 95, resigned in 2013. It was the first papal resignation in six centuries.
May he continue in good health.
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