S2 E1: Pope Benedict's Funeral & Papal Corpse Catastrophes
Episode description
We watched Pope Benedict XVI's funeral so you don't have to! We'll give you the rundown and also tell you some stories of papal embalming gone wrong.
Resources:
"Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times" by By Sana Noor Haq, Sharon Braithwaite, Valentina Di Donato and Delia Gallagher- CNN
"Benedict XVI’s funeral: How to watch, what to expect" by Joe Bukuras- Catholic News Agency
"Pope Francis presides over historic funeral for Benedict XVI" by Gerard O'Connell- America Magazine
"Who’s that with Pope Francis? The seven kinds of people you meet in a papal entourage" by Dan Zak- Washington Post
"Pope Benedict XVI: Letterkenny woman reads at papal funeral", BBC News
"At funeral, pope remembers Benedict's 'wisdom, tenderness, devotion'" by Carol Glatz- usccb.org
"Pope Benedict's body solemnly, lovingly carried to St. Peter's Basilica" by Cindy Wooden, usccb.org
"Vatican’s secret, and deadly, project to mummify saints" by Theresa Potenza- New York Post
"An Alternative to Embalming for the Pontiff" by Laura King- LA Times
"Explosion Of Pope Pius XII" by Sandhya Ganesh- Medium
"OLD METHOD USED TO EMBALM POPE; Physicians Say Procedure Was Like That Employed on Body of Christ", New York Times