CNN 's Dana Ford , Catherine E. Shoichet , Mariano Castillo and Greg Botelho contributed to this report . Pope Francis refused to appear on an elevated platform , a cardinal says . Francis will meet with his predecessor on Thursday , Vatican Fr . Jorge Bergoglio , breaks with tradition , asks people to wait for him . Request is a break with tradition , the Vatican says .
Pope Francis refused to appear on an elevated platform , a cardinal says . Francis will meet with his predecessor on Thursday , Vatican Fr . Jorge Bergoglio , breaks with tradition , asks people to wait for him . Request is a break with tradition , the Vatican says .