🕯️ He Planned His Own Farewell: The Radical Simplicity of Pope Francis’ Last Reques
🕯️ He Planned His Own Farewell: The Radical Simplicity of Pope Francis’ Last Request
He knew death was coming.
And when it did, he had already written the script.
Pope Francis didn’t want a golden coffin.
No marble tomb.
Not even the Apostolic Palace.
He wanted something far more shocking:
Silence. Simplicity. A return to the roots of faith.
📖 A Funeral Unlike Any Before
In April 2024, a full year before his death, Francis personally approved a new version of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis — the official rite of papal funerals.
The changes?
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His body was to be moved immediately to a chapel, not kept for ceremony
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No majestic procession
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No power parade
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Just prayers and faith, centered on Christ — not the Pope
Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the Master of Apostolic Ceremonies, said it plainly:
“This is not the funeral of a leader. It’s the farewell of a disciple.”
🧠 The Message Behind the Request
In life, Francis refused palaces.
In death, he refused titles.
He knew the Church had become tangled in wealth, spectacle, and protocol.
So he gave the world a final act of rebellion:
“Let the funeral reflect the Gospel. Not the headlines.”
And it worked.
Even in death, Pope Francis forced the world to look inward —
To ask what it means to believe, to serve, to be remembered.
✝️ What Comes Next?
No Pope ever made people feel this close.
Now that he’s gone… the space feels even more personal.
He didn’t build monuments.
He built memory.
And that may last longer than marble.
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