No crown, no glory: Pope Francis breaks with centuries of funeral rites

Financial Times

Financial Times

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Even Francis ‘the reformer’ could not assail that bastion
Irish Times
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Even for a city long accustomed to spectacle, it will be a logistical and psychological challenge, and there is a sense of Rome holding its breath as thousands of police deploy and tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of people converge.
Guardian
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Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain for pomp
The Gazette

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