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Pope Francis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pope Francis has denied rumours that he planned to resign his position.<\/p>\n

The Catholic pontiff was reportedly planning to resign after a surgery on July 6 to remove part of his left colon and after staying in the hospital for a total of 11 days.<\/p>\n

The rumour circulated in the Italian and Latin American media.<\/p>\n

\u201cResign? I don\u2019t even think about it,\u201d Pope Francis, 85, said in an interview with Carlos Herrera of the Spanish radio on September 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever a pope is ill, there is always a breeze or a hurricane of conclave.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know where they got it from last week that I was going to resign,\u201d he said, adding that the thought of doing so \u201cdidn\u2019t even cross my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Catholic head said he still on medication though he could eat anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I can eat everything, which was not possible before with the diverticula. I still have the post-operative medications, because the brain has to register that it has 33 centimetres (about 13 inches) less intestine,” Pope Francis said.<\/p>\n

But, the pope added that \u201cbesides that, I have a normal life. I lead a totally normal life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pope Francis said he was grateful to the health workers who gave him treatment, saying \u201cThank God it was taken in time and here I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explained it was the Vatican nurse that first indicated his ailment needed surgery.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cIt is the second time in my life that a nurse saved my life,\u201d he recounted. According to him, in 1957, a nurse in Argentina administered antibiotics for him when he had flu.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis whose real name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936.<\/p>\n

The Argentine became the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State in 2013 after the resignation of Pope Benedict.<\/p>\n

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Pope Benedict<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pope Benedict, who retains the title of Pope Emeritus, was the first to resign from office since 1415. He resigned on February 28, 2013.<\/p>\n

Popes who resigned previously<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four popes had resigned during their reigns.<\/p>\n

They are Pope Benedict IX, who resigned in 1045 at the age of 33 so that he could get married; Pope Gregory VI, who resigned in 1046 (he bribed his way into office); Pope Celestine V, who resigned in 1294 after five months in office; and Pope Gregory XII, who resigned in 1415.<\/p>\n

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