Pope Francis thinks his tenure will be short

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015...t=20150313

In an expansive interview coinciding with the second anniversary of his unexpected election, Pope Francis said his time as the head of the Roman Catholic Church will be brief.

Francis said he misses the relative anonymity he had as a bishop. As NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports, "He also said he doesn't mind being pope, but would like to go out in Rome unrecognized, for a pizza."

"Pope Francis said, 'I have a sensation that my pontificate will be short: four or five years, or two or three.'
"'I feel the Lord,' the pope added, 'has placed me here for a short time.'
"Francis also praised his predecessor's decision to resign as courageous. Benedict's decision, the pope said, opened the door to popes emeritus.
"Francis also focused on one of his favorite themes, denouncing what he called the injustice of wealth, saying it's a mortal sin to give someone an unjust salary or for the rich to take advantage of the poor.

This is kind of interesting. I wonder if this marks a permanent trend in the papacy (shorter papal terms).