I’ll resign in a few years

Pope Francis said he believes his pontificate will be short and that he would be ready to resign like his predecessor rather than ruling for life.

Francis, in an interview with Mexican broadcaster Televisa released on the second anniversary of his surprise election, also said he “did not mind” being Pope but would like to be able to go out in Rome unrecognised for a pizza.

“I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief — four or five years, even two or three. Two have already passed. It’s a somewhat strange sensation,” he said, according to a Vatican translation from Spanish.