Before dying, Pope Francis has written some important guidelines of how he wants his burial and funeral to be. Many of them will be a surprise because they will not follow several protocols for their predecessors. There will be important novelties, as revealed by the book-player entitled Pope Francis. THE SUCCESSOR: My memories of Benedict XVIwritten by the Spanish journalist Javier Martínez-Brocal. One of the most striking is that it breaks tradition of being buried in the Vatican Grutassince Francisco has chosen the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor in Rome Like its final resting place.
In this work, Pope Francis spoke about the funeral protocol and burial of the then Emeritus Pope, Benedict XVI, But in passing he advanced what his own would be the time: «Benedict XVI is going to be the last wake done like this, with the body of the Pope exposed outside the coffin, in a catafalco. I have talked to the master of ceremonies and we have eliminated that and many other things ». Added: «It will be dignitylike any Christian, But not on pillows. In my opinion, the current ritual was too recharged. That made two wake seemed excessive. That one is made And with the Pope already in the coffin, as in all families. I changed several things, in line with the reform that Paul VI and Juan Pablo II already did ».
These guidelines pointed in the book, approved it on April 29, 2024 and were published in the second edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis. They reflect their vision of a more austere church. These are the specific guidelines you have established for burialwhich will break the current protocols:
