A Closer Look At The Ceremonial Details Of Benedict XVI’s Funeral – Analysis

By Andrea Gagliarducci

There is no doubt that the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5 was a pope’s funeral. Not only was the funeral rite the one foreseen for the death of a pope, but so were all the rites that accompanied it. 

For example, the medals and coins of the pontificate, the “rogito” (the brief...