Pilgrims traveled to Rome this week to view the body of Pope John Paul II, who died last Saturday. Vatican officials say the body has not been embalmed but only " prepared" for viewing. How long will it take for the pope to decompose? ... Most recent popes have been embalmed, including the last four before John Paul II:
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The funeral of Pope John Paul II was held on April 8, 2005, six days after his death on April 2. The funeral was followed by the novemdiales devotional in which the Roman Catholic Church and the E...
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Pope John Paul I (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. I , Italian: Giovanni Paolo I ), born Albino Luciani , (17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and as Sovereign...
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Some time ago, Pope John Paul II decided that the body of John XXIII , which had previously lain in a Vatican crypt, should be reinterred in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome along with other popes to allow people to pray at his tomb. ... The March 26 London Times, said that the Popes are not embalmed, but their bodies...
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Breaking news, local news, community forums, classifieds, regional news and more for the SouthCoast Massachusetts region. ... ROME -- Pope John Paul II's body was probably lightly embalmed before being exposed for public viewing for four days ahead of his funeral and burial, a Rome embalmer said Friday.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope John Paul II's body was not embalmed, but did undergo treatment to ensure preservation during the days of public viewing, said the Vatican spokesman and the Rome doctor who carried out the procedure.
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Departing from tradition, Pope John Paul II was not embalmed, only prepared for viewing by hundreds of thousands of mourners, the Vatican said Tuesday. ... Signoracci said his family had embalmed the remains of John XXIII in 1963, and of Paul VI and John Paul I, ... John Paul II, who expressed a will to be buried underground,
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Boston, Mass.: Just a comment. I woke up at 4 a.m. to watch the funeral. I wept openly. It is just now hitting me that Pope John Paul II is gone. When I heard the crowd chant, "Giavinni Paulo", ... Washington, D.C.: Was Pope John Paul II embalmed? They had the body sitting out on view for almost a week.
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Rev. Anthony Figueiredo: These days are filled with real emotion for me personally, having known Pope John Paul II personally. The events of the last days are truly dramatic and very significant. ... The body has been embalmed and we also trust in the providence of the Holy Spirit to preserve our Holy Father.
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So was JPII embalmed ? John Paul II: 2005 ... According to this yahoo news article, previous Popes have all been embalmed by the same mortuary in Rome but Pope John Paul II was apparently embalmed by someone else because the Signoracci family mortuary that expected to be called was not.
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