“There are groups that cannot even name that there was a crime. Beyond the criminal responsibilities that justice will determine, this makes us reflect on what it means to be a man, an athlete, a friend, masculinity exacerbated in the culture of endurance and this of the supposed supremacy of some over others”, said the recent successor to Victoria Donda, in dialogue with AM 750.
After the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, doubts have arisen regarding what protocols will be carried out and whether he will receive the treatment of a Pope or a bishop, since he resigned from the position of highest authority in 2013.
This morning the death of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was reported, who He was elected as the highest authority of the Catholic Church in 2005 and resigned from the position in 2013arguing that due to his advanced age he might not continue his work.
Now and following his death, doubts arise regarding what protocols follow following his death and if he will receive the funeral of a Pope or notsince in his last years he did not serve as such, but remained in the role of bishop.
But When a Pope dies, what are the steps to follow in the Vatican?. According to the media infobaeIn the first instance, those who verify the death are the medical corps of the Holy See. Subsequently and following certifying the death, the doctors notify the prefect and he is the one who officially declares the fact.
After formally pronouncing “the Pope is dead”, by protocol everyone in the Vatican kneels and the responses beginthat is, the last prayers in memory of the deceased.
What happens to the body of a Pope when he dies?
The news of the death of a Pope begins the so-called “watch shift”, where the priests of the Vatican chapter they light candles at the foot of the deathbed and leave a container of holy water next to it to continue responses.
Moments later and still with the body on its deathbed, the cardinal of the Papal Court arrives and is officially assured of the death. There he hits his forehead 3 times with a small silver hammer and when he does not get an answer he pronounces: “vere papa mortuus est” (truly the Pope is dead).
After this, removes the Pope’s ring -symbol of his authority-, which will later be destroyed along with other elements that supported his position. This to avoid future falsifications of papal documents, by protocol.
Of Once the Cardinal’s tasks are finished, the Pope’s viscera are removed and deposited in urns. These will be kept in the underground crypts of the churches of San Vicente and San Anastasio, in Rome.
The procedure occurs while the cardinal of the Papal Court notifies the cardinal vicar of Rome, who will report the news to the rest of the world. This is how they declare 9 days of rigorous mourning in Vatican City and farewell masses are celebrated all over the world.
The Pope has to be buried not before the 4th day nor following the 6th (it will be done on January 5th). Although it is usually the Dean of the College of Cardinals who officiates the funeral (as he did with John Paul II), in this case it will be Francisco who does it. The mourning will last 9 days. pic.twitter.com/ddYi08K2Z9
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What is a Pope’s funeral like?
Before leaving the body in the Sistine Chapel, for wakes, the Pope is dressed in white and red colors. The latter being the color of papal mourning. There, members of the Vatican and other diplomats honor him.
A day later he is taken to the altar of the Basilica of San Pedro and at the end of the wake period the “obsequies mass” is held.led by the cardinal of the Papal Court and the dean of the College of Cardinals, dressed in red.
Besides, the event is attended by heads of state, presidents and kings and queens of different countries and continents with which the Vatican maintains relations and diplomatic agreements.
At the end of the mass, he is taken to the cypress coffin, in which he is transferred to the grave. While the Vatican choir sings the song “Libera me, Domine, from morte aeterna”which in Spanish translates as “deliver me, Lord, from eternal death.”
The coffin It is deposited where Pope John Paul II was previously -before being canonized- and the cardinal throws the first spoonful of earth while saying: “memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverseris” (Remember man that you are dust and dust you will become).
The other cardinals of the Vatican present also deposit a portion of land, although without pronouncing the sentence and at the end the tomb is closed and the Pope’s funeral concludes.
For the moment, it is not known if these rituals apply to Benedict XVI, since at the time of his death he was not acting as Pope and this would be an isolated case in the protocols. Everything would be in the hands of the Vatican.
Saint John Paul II remained in the Chair of Saint Peter for 26 years and 5 months, his being the third longest pontificate in history. His funeral was attended by 75 heads of state, including presidents, princes, among others. The population of Rome doubled during that pic.twitter.com/cngjGh9mxw
— THE BRIDE OF CHRIST IS THE HOLY CHURCH OF GOD (@chartreohuse) April 2, 2022
The Pope asked to pray for 95-year-old Benedict XVI, whose health conditions are extremely weak, and noted that “he is very ill.”
The Vatican confirmed this Wednesday that in the last hours the state of health of the pope emeritus has worsened Benedict XVI “due to advancing age”, but “for the moment the situation is still under control” of the doctors.
“Regarding the health conditions of the pope emeritus, for whom the Pope Francisco asked for prayer at the end of the general audience this morning, I can confirm that in the last few hours there has been an aggravation due to the advancement of age,” reported the director of the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni.
“The situation for the moment remains under control, constantly monitored by the doctors,” he added.
At the end of the general audience this Wednesday, Pope Francis went to the monastery where the pope emeritus resides to visit him, Bruni explained in a brief note.
Meanwhile, from the protected and hermetic convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican gardens, where Benedict XVI has lived apart since 2013 following his resignation, no information came out.
“I ask a special prayer for Pope Benedict XVI who is supporting the Church in silence and to remember that he is very ill and asking the Lord to comfort him and support him in that this testimony of love for the Church until the end”said the Argentine pontiff during the general audience.
The last photograph of the emeritus was published on December 1 by the Joseph Ratzinger Foundationwhen the pope emeritus received at his residence the two personalities awarded with the Ratzinger Prize, the French biblical scholar Michel Fédou and the Jewish jurist Joseph Weiler.
As in the last images, Benedict was seen sitting on the sofa next to his faithful secretary, Georg Gänswein, and he appeared very thin, but attentive to the conversation.
All those who have visited him in recent months assure that Ratzinger speaks with a small voice, he doesn’t walk and he looks very fragile, but he is completely lucid.
In other recent photographs, he has been seen in a wheelchair in the Vatican gardens sunbathing a bit, which is, according to his closest circle, something common, because the emeritus pope maintains discipline despite his age.
He concelebrates mass at 7:30 local time and then listens to music on his sofa, while sometimes receiving visitors.
Last August he received the new cardinals who, together with Pope Francis, came to visit him.
He has spent the last few months in silence, except at the beginning of the year when he had to deal with the accusations of how he had managed some cases of priests accused of abusing minors when he was Archbishop of Munich and that had emerged in the report written by the German Church on pedophilia.
In a historic public statement, Benedict XVI stated: “I have had a great responsibility in the Catholic Church. All the greater is my pain for the abuses and mistakes that have occurred during the time of my mandate in the respective places.
Benedict XVI, the first pope to renounce the pontificate since the time of Gregory XII, at the beginning of the 15th century, has rarely left the leonine walls. Once to visit his inseparable brother in the hospital and in June 2020 when he traveled to Regensburg to see him once more a few weeks before he died.
A father he was outraged on the other side of the mountain range upon learning that his daughter’s graduation is at the same time of the Argentina-Mexico duel for the World Cupa key duel for the future of the ‘albiceleste’ in Qatar.
The father made it clear to his eldest daughter that might not attend the delivery of diplomas at school.
The young woman shared what happened through Tik Tok, a social network where showed a screenshot with the conversation he would have had with his father.
“Dad, remember that Saturday at 3:00 p.m. is my diploma delivery. The parents have to come and I want you to come”, user Felicitas Chennales, known as @felichennales__, wrote on WhatsApp.
At this, the father told him that ‘no’ would go and even went further. He offered his daughter payment for therapy: “I pay you the psychologist, solve it there. I can’t help you post”.
And not only that. The indignant father suggested going to school to raise the idea of postponing the ceremony so that it does not coincide with the important match for Group C of the highest football event.
Then, in an audio, the man points out: “I love you to infinity and beyond; I take out a kidney and give it to you, whatever you ask me for, but don’t ask me for this”.
Finally, the student pointed out that it was all a joke and that the message was only to know his reaction.
@felichennales__ please listen to it in its entirety, it is not wasted
