Are my concerns about the Pope valid?

When Pope Benedict of the Catholic church retired a few years back,I had serious concerns that his action would start a precedent where the current Pope would retire if they simply didnt feel like doing the job anymore.At the time,I was told that I was being silly.Now Francis,the current Pope,has been making comments to the effect that he may feel compelled to give up his tiltle in a few years because,as he put it"I may be too old to keep up with the job!"Look,whether you like or dislike Francis-I personally feel that he is a good person but an overly politicized Pope-the Papacy is NOT supposed to "serve their term"like an elected offical;they agreed to serve their post FOR LIFE.If they are unwilling to make that commitment then they shouldn't agree to be the Pope!Am I right in thinking that playing musical chairs with the Papacy will only degrade the position?

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MartinII · 70-79, M

I agree. Compare and contrast the Queen of England, in her mid-90s and in naturally failing health, but continuing to do her job, with appropriate delegation, as she promised to do when her father died 70 years ago.

LizOwen · 41-45, F

@MartinII There is no Queen of England. The last queen of England died in 1603. There is a Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

MartinII · 70-79, M

@LizOwen Well, yes and no. You are of course correct about her title. But she is indeed Queen of England, and Scotland, and Wales, and Northern Ireland - and, in a different constitutional sense, of various other countries formerly part of the British Empire.

LizOwen · 41-45, F

@MartinII yet in context, your mention suggested she was queen only of England.

DavidT8899 · 22-25, M

@LizOwen Titles aside,what do you think about my main point?

MissBrittany · F

Queen Elizabeth II, is NOT the Queen of England! She is the Queen of the United Kingdom, and Commonwealth. England hasn’t had a Queen since 30 April 1707. @MartinII

MartinII · 70-79, M

@MissBrittany Not so. England is part of the United Kingdom, and so Queen Elizabeth Ii is Queen of England, and also of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

MissBrittany · F

No she isn’t. England stopped being a Royal Realm in 1707. England is no longer an independent country. I guess it’s something you Americans, are not taught in school. @MartinII

MartinII · 70-79, M

@MissBrittany I am English, and British, as you would have known if you had taken the trouble to look at my profile. No-one said that England was an independent country, though as it happens it is treated as if it were one in some respects, such as football. But it is part of the United Kingdom, and the Queen is Queen of every part of the United Kingdom, including England. This is illustrated, for example, by the Union Jack, which appears in your own avatar and contains the cross of St George, representing England.

LizOwen · 41-45, F

@MartinII Elizabeth, Queen of Scots, did a brilliant job. Let's hope her successor, Charles III, King of Scots, does as well.