Pope’s Death Raising Eternity Questions - Worthy Christian News

It’s good that we can see the Pope’s body

On Wednesday, the lying in state for His Holiness Pope Francis began, with tens of thousands of mourners filing past his open casket in St Peter’s Basilica. In death before us, Pope Francis is still preaching his last sermon to the faithful; et tu in Arcadia ego. Death is always with us. When did you

For Pope Francis, the Thanatopraxia was used, a modern variant of embalming. This practice, known from the burial system, serves the temporary preservation of the body in order to enable a respectful farewell.

The faithful are saying goodbye to the late Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica, where his open coffin will be on display until Friday. For this purpose, his body was embalmed using a procedure called thanatopraxy.

Pope’s Death Raising Eternity Questions - Worthy Christian News

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News VATICAN CITY (Worthy News) – U.S. Evangelist Franklin Graham, who met Pope Francis last year, says the pontiff’s death has raised questions about where he and others will spend eternity. “With the passing of the pope, many people may question where they will spend eternity. The truth is, religion cannot save you,” Graham stressed in a statement on social media. “Attending church can…

Tens of thousands of faithful have flocked to the Vatican to bid farewell to Pope Francis. His body underwent a strictly regulated preservation process so that the faithful could see him in an open coffin in St. Peter's Basilica.

Francis' body has been on display since Wednesday 23 April in the morning in the centre of St. Peter's Basilica. Until his burial on Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Majore, faithful and curious will be able to walk until late in the night in front of his coffin of open wood and zinc, surrounded by purple.