New Pope 'To Pledge to Serve until Death'

By John Follain
The Australian
March 4, 2013

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/new-pope-to-pledge-to-serve-until-death/story-fnb64oi6-1226589454799

CARDINALS plan to ask the next pope to pledge in his inaugural address that he will serve until his death, unlike Benedict XVI, whose resignation, they believe, has destabilised the Catholic Church.

Doubts have emerged about the impact of Benedict's decision as the cardinals begin a series of meetings, known as general congregations, to discuss the church's future.