Vatican City: Pope Francis Acknowledges Security Threats -- And Has Just One Request For God

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"I told the Lord, 'You take care of me. But if your will is that I die or that they do something to me, I ask you just one favor: that it doesn't hurt because I am a big wimp when it comes to physical pain.'"

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By Carol Kuruvilla | March 11, 2015

Although Vatican officials have acknowledged that the Islamic State group is a real threat to Pope Francis, the Catholic leader says he’s leaving his life in God’s hands.

Asked about whether he’s concerned for his safety, Francis said he’s prayed about it, and he has just one request.

"I told the Lord, 'You take care of me. But if your will is that I die or that they do something to me, I ask you just one favor: that it doesn't hurt because I am a big wimp when it comes to physical pain,'" the pope said, according to the Catholic News Service.

Francis made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with a community newspaper in Argentina.

The Italian government went on high alert in February after receiving threats from the Islamic State group. In its propaganda magazine, the militant group Photoshopped an image of its black flag billowing over St. Peter’s Square. It has called Italy “the nation signed with the blood of the cross,” Crux reports.

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