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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm a former mortician. The pope's body will be displayed in an open casket for a very long time so it practically needs to be pickled. That level of preservation comes at the cost of the body becoming as stiff as a peice of furniture and the skin having a greyish tone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I thought they just gave it a fresh coat of paint at this point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Weird way to respect the deceased.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

He specifically did not want to be on display like this so there's no respect being applied what so ever.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I thought he looked like an anatomy specimen. It's kinda freaky seeing that outside of a lab.