Pope Francis at Benedict's Funeral
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From gloria.tv, interesting if true:


Francis Couldn't Behave Properly - Not Even at Benedict's Funeral


SilereNonPossum.it (January 5) leaked information on embarrassing moments surrounding Benedict's funeral. Highlights.

• Francis' Master of Ceremonies, Father Diego Ravelli, struggled to convince Francis not to leave St Peter's Square before Benedict’s coffin was carried into the basilica.

• However, Francis categorically refused to be present at the burial in the grottoes of Saint Peter's.

• Originally, Francis wanted the funeral to be “like that of a cardinal, nothing more.”

• While Italy, Spain and Britain put their flags at half-mast after Benedict's death, Francis wanted "no mourning" at the Vatican.

• Francis pushed the information that only two state’s delegations would be present. In reality, many high-ranking personalities attended, but in a personal capacity.

• The Secretariat of State asked them to attend without a gala dress but they didn’t comply because they would also have done so for the funeral of a simple cardinal.

• The Secretary of State told its court reporters to water down Archbishop Gänswein's statements.

• Francis wanted to bury Benedict in the ground, but then Benedict's last wish to be laid to rest in John Paul II's former tomb became known, forcing Francis to relent.

• The Governatorato made no plans for the funeral. Only at the last minute did they organise parking for high-ranking participants.

• Francis wanted to leave the funeral as soon as possible and said to someone next to him, "It's cold."
"So let us be confident, let us not be unprepared, let us not be outflanked, let us be wise, vigilant, fighting against those who are trying to tear the faith out of our souls and morality out of our hearts, so that we may remain Catholics, remain united to the Blessed Virgin Mary, remain united to the Roman Catholic Church, remain faithful children of the Church."- Abp. Lefebvre
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