Sister Geneviève Jeanningros broke the rules during the farewell to the deceased Pope Francis. According to one of the Italian dailies, she was “a very special friend of the Pope”.
Key facts:
- The casket with the pope was moved to the Basilica of Saint Peter on Wednesday. Until Friday you can pay tribute to him.
- The Pope's funeral will take place on Saturday. Francis in the will He asked for a modest grave.
- Crowds of faithful come to the Vatican, so everyone has only a few seconds to say goodbye. Sister Geneviève Jeanningros also came to say goodbye to Francis.
On Wednesday morning, a simple wooden casket with the pope's body was moved in a solemn procession from the chapel of the House of Saint Marta, in which Francis lived and died, to the Basilica of Saint Peter. Thousands of people gathered there to pay tribute to the Pope, whose body was exposed to the public.
As the Reuters agency reported, the crowds stretched along the main boulevard leading through Rome to Vatican.
While the cardinals and bishops said goodbye to Franciszek, sister Geneviève Jeanningros – dressed in a blue habit, with a large green backpack on the shoulders – she was led next to the coffin of the Pope. She stood next to her for a few minutes. According to the Italian daily, Corriere della Sera, this means a breach of rules that say that everyone has only a few seconds to say goodbye to the deceased Francis.
The recording shows how the sister looks at Franciszek and wipes tears.
Source: Reuters
According to the Spanish newspaper “El País”, Sister Jeanningros was “a very special friend of Franciszek.” A nun from the Congregation of the Small Sisters of Jesus lives in a caravan in the amusement park in Ostria near Rome. “For 56 years he has been helping the poor, prostitutes and transsexuals working on the streets, and also preaches a sermons among circus employees” – we read.
She systematically brought these people to the Pope for Wednesday's audiences. – They love him very much because for the first time transsexual and homosexual people were received by the Pope – she once said what “El País” quoted.
Funeral ceremony of Pope Francis
In both the Vatican and all of Rome, preparations for the funeral of the Pope are underway, at which about 200,000 people are expected and 170 official delegations with the heads of state and governments. Among them will be US President Donald Trump and leader Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski.
The pope's funeral ceremonies will start on Saturday at 10 at Saint Peter Square in the Vatican. Extraordinary security measures apply due to the mass influx of the faithful in the Eternal City. Reinforced police patrols and other ordering services are present. Numerous representatives of civil protection watch in the Vatican region.
According to the Italian media, preparations are also carried out in the Basilica of Our Lady, where the Pope will be buried on Saturday. Various routes of the procession of the procession with the Vatican to the basilica are considered. This will be the first such event in modern times.
Author/author: kgr/cables
Source: Reuters, “Corriere della Sera”, “El País”, PAP
Source of the main photo: Reuters