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But reports suggest the Signoracci family from Rome, undertakers who have preserved Popes for generations, may not have been called upon to do their duty this time. The Vatican says the Pope has not been embalmed, merely "prepared" for viewing. ... Has the deceased Pope been embalmed? (Agencies); Updated: 2005-04-07 14:01...
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Embalming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Embalming , in most modern cultures, is the art and science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall decomposition and to make them suitable for display at a funeral. The three goals of e...
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John Paul II changed the rules to require that the basilica's bells also ring to announce a new pope. In the past, there has been confusion because the white smoke can appear gray.
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Navarro-Valls said the body had been "prepared for burial" but was not embalmed. (Full story) ... Between 15,000 and 18,000 people an hour have been filing past the pope's body, Reuters quoted the Vatican as saying.
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The Vatican says the Pope has not been embalmed, merely "prepared" for viewing. ... As an alternative to embalming, the Pope could have just been tidied up and had makeup applied, as his predecessor Paul VI did, who died in 1978, but this seems unlikely.
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The Vatican's spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, yesterday told journalists that the Pope had not been embalmed before his lying in state in St Peter's Basilica, merely that his body had been "prepared ... "I think you will find that he's been chilled and the body may be lying on an ice-tray. He's not ... Pope in the Middle East:
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A Vatican's spokesman told journalists that the Pope had not been embalmed before lying in state in St Peter's Basilica, merely that his body had been 'prepared'. - The Age Online ... Pope John Paul II lies in state. ... "I think you will find that he's been chilled and the body may be lying on an ice-tray. He's not got a wax...
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I was honoured to have been called to do this but I also felt the weight of the responsibility," he said. Before John died he entrusted a custodian to see to his funeral. ... It could have been handled better," he said, adding that a cleansing solution would have given the dead pope a more natural look.
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