“Pope Francis has recently resigned and has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as his successor.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 11 Jan 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Pope Francis has not resigned; he has recently led Catholic Church masses. When a pope dies or resigns, his successor shall be elected through a papal conclave.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 January 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 17 January 2025, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjWLUzb9Q8
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