Pope raises own mortality in rallying youth to lead church

by Joseph Saraceno

12x5_1600pope Francis: At my age, we (old people) are about to pass away.” (Please Lord not another AntiChrist.)

Pope Francis urged young people to lead the church’s future Saturday even as he voiced doubts that he’d be around much longer to see it.

The 80-year-old pope referred to his own mortality twice in the span of a few minutes during a vigil service to rally enthusiasm for the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day, to be held in Panama in 2019. MORE