(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) FILE - Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Commentary: Even with the best prognosis, age is catching up to Pope Francis. Barring a miracle, he will only be expected to continue as pope for five or six years. We may look back at his hospitalization as the moment that marked the beginning of the end of his papacy.