April 24, 2025
Selfies with a corpse: Idiots take grinning cell phone photos with the body of Pope Francis, lying in state
By Monica Showalter
Some things can't be unread.
So when I read this, from the Daily Mail:
Mourners who flocked to the Pope's lying-in-state on Wednesday have blasted ghoulish social media users for snapping selfies next to his open casket.
After passing away aged 88 on Easter Monday, Francis' body has been carried into Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City for the three-day ritual.
Around 50,000 faithful have paid respects to the late Pontiff, but some sparked fury after posting macabre selfies which saw Francis' body laid out in robes in a wooden coffin in the background.
On Instagram, one image saw a woman smiling at the camera as she displayed the Pope clutching his rosary around 10ft behind her. His body, dressed in his white mitre and red Papal robe symbolising love and the blood of Christ, can clearly be seen in the coffin which lies on a raised platform.
Officials released photos of Francis in his velvet-lined coffin and did not ban public pictures, but guards reportedly stopped some morbid mourners using phone cameras.
You don't have to be a big fan of Pope Francis to find this behavior absolutely disgusting.
Here's a screen shot from InsideEdition on YouTube, with the media outlet's red markings:
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