Why Will Pope Benedict XVI Be Buried In Three Coffins?
4th January 2023
In February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to abdicate. Since that time he had been living in Vatican City as Pope Emeritus.
On December 31, 2022 Pope Benedict died at the age of 95. Though he was no longer “the Pope,” he was a Pope Emeritus. Therefore, his funeral will follow the same guidelines for an active Pope as laid out in the “Funeral Rites of the…