After the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, which occurred last Saturday, December 31, the Vatican has organized various protocol acts for his funeral, which will last a week, including the opening of a funeral chapel that will remain open in the following 3 days for the faithful to say their last goodbye, as well as a solemn funeral in Saint Peter’s Square.
This Monday morning, the first images of the body of Benedict XVI have been released in the burning chapel located inside the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, which have given people something to talk about on social networks due to a couple of details that several find curious. and even, somewhat out of place.
In the images you can see the lifeless body of the pope emeritus reclining on 2 cushions, wearing the white cassock and the red pontifical chasuble; In addition, his hands were intertwined so that he could hold a rosary and the miter was placed on his head.
One of the details of these photographs and the one that is being talked about on social networks is that the canopy was not placed on him, the white wool stole that has black crosses embroidered and that are a liturgical symbol of jurisdiction, most likely because it is no longer found. in functions.
But also, many users of social networks found it curious that the body of Benedict XVI is under a large crucifix, next to a lighted candle, but above all, that on its sides it has a Christmas tree not very decorated and with little foliage. as well as a Nativity.
Although there were some users who gave a logical explanation to the photo:
Benedict XVI: what were his last words and where he will be buried
Monsignor Georg Gänswein, who was Joseph Ratzinger’s personal secretary, indicated that one of the nurses who attended him revealed to him what his last words were before his death.
“At around 3 in the morning, 6 hours before he died, at the age of 95, Benedict XV was seriously ill but not yet dying and a nurse assured that he heard him pronounce the phrase ‘Lord, I love you’ in Italian, because he He doesn’t speak German,” Gänswein told Vatican News.
Benedict XVI will be buried in the tomb occupied by John Paul II in the crypt dedicated to the popes under St. Peter’s Basilica. It will take place at the end of the funeral that will be led by Pope Francis next Thursday morning, in Saint Peter’s Square.
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