Pope Francis referred to details regarding the manner in which he wishes his funeral service to be carried out.
The funeral, as desired by the pontiff, foresees only one vigil.
These reports about the funeral of the pontiff are contained in a book – his interview Pope Franciswhich is released on Wednesday, April 3 at Spainentitled “The Successor” and written by the journalist Javier Martínez Brocal.
In this particular book it is stated that, after his death, the pontiff is to be placed in a simple coffin “dignified, but as is done with any Christian”. His body, that is, will not be exposed on a large wooden base, as happened with his predecessors.
The ceremonies until now were too loaded, we removed a lot of things,” said the pope, who confirmed that he does not wish to be buried inside the Vatican, but in the royal church of Santa Maria Maggiore, dedicated to the Virgin, which is centrally located in Rome. “There is, in this church, a room where they keep the candlesticks and they assured me that everything is ready for my burial”, stressed Francis, during the dialogue with the Spanish journalist.
The funeral, as reformed by the pope himself, foresees only one vigil, and not two, without any special ceremony for the closing of the coffin.
Francis, meanwhile, revealed that his successor, Pope Benedict, strongly defended him when some accused him of being a heretic because he had come out in favor of cohabitation contracts for same-sex couples.
According to newsit, the Argentinian pope finally recounted that one of the first times he had come to Rome, right next to the church where he wants to be buried, a man approached him and tried to sell him a watch. Passers-by, however, warned him not to take out his wallet, because it was certain that it would be stolen from him.
“They told me he was going to slap me and take my wallet, terrible!” characteristically said Pope Francis.
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