{"id":11795,"date":"2025-04-25T22:40:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T22:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=11795"},"modified":"2025-04-25T22:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T22:40:56","slug":"its-holy-inappropriate-priest-is-the-latest-mourner-to-take-a-selfie-beside-the-popes-body-as-fed-up-vatican-cracks-down-on-bad-taste-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=11795","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s holy inappropriate! PRIEST is the latest mourner to take a selfie beside the pope\u2019s body \u2013 as fed-up Vatican cracks down on \u2018bad taste\u2019 photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A priest has joined mourners under fire for taking selfies beside the late Pope\u2019s body, as the Vatican urged faithful to avoid taking \u2018bad taste\u2019 photos.<\/p><div class=\"hwtvu69fed5622f13a\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.hwtvu69fed5622f13a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and 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class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While followers in his network echoed his condolences in the comments, such photos have proven controversial \u2013 and even invoked a warning from the church itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Visitors are invited not to take photos,\u2019 a spokesperson for the Vatican told\u00a0The Times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A source from the church added that mourners have been queuing for hours to see the pope and pay their respects \u2013 \u2018but taking pictures is not in the best of taste\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mourners, too, have\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">joined in criticism of social media users for their conduct<\/span>\u00a0inside the basilica \u2013 as officials prepare for the funeral in St Peter\u2019s Square on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Pope, who died on Monday aged 88, had been in the role since 2013, and was\u00a0dubbed\u00a0the first real \u2018digital\u2019 pontiff, heading the church as it found its place in the internet age.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b1eaeb0a44e25bb9\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/25\/08\/97678627-14646721-image-m-38_1745567286467.jpg\" alt=\"A priest joined others in posting a selfie with the late pontiff - adding 'rest in peace'\" width=\"634\" height=\"766\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A priest joined others in posting a selfie with the late pontiff \u2013 adding \u2018rest in peace\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b1bc79672cc27832\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/25\/08\/97678633-14646721-image-a-32_1745567092699.jpg\" alt=\"Mourners pose for selfies near the open casket of Pope Francis, in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican\" width=\"634\" height=\"498\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mourners pose for selfies near the open casket of Pope Francis, in St Peter\u2019s Basilica, Vatican<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-474872cb38f1236f\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/25\/08\/97635759-14646721-Another_faithful_posted_a_similar_image_online_standing_in_front-a-30_1745567041941.jpg\" alt=\"Another faithful posted a similar image online standing in front of the late Pope's dead body\" width=\"634\" height=\"793\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Another faithful posted a similar image online standing in front of the late Pope\u2019s dead body<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tens of thousands of pilgrims have made the journey to St Peter\u2019s Basilica since it was opened to the public for believers wanting to pay their respects to the late pope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The pope\u2019s death on Monday came as something of a shock after he was tentatively discharged from hospital and resumed papal activities \u2013 including joining crowds in the \u2018Popemobile\u2019 on Easter Sunday, and meeting U.S. Vice President JD Vance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Vatican confirmed on Monday that the Pope had died from a stroke and irreversible heart failure in his beloved Casa Santa Marta residence, prompting an influx of faithful to the Vatican as the body was moved to the basilica.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">How mourners have expressed their grief has proven a point of controversy, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Officials have released photos of Francis in his velvet-lined coffin and did not ban public pictures, but guards reportedly stopped some mourners using phone cameras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A Vatican source said: \u2018It would be good if people could try and remember where they are and have a little respect but there\u2019s little else that can be done.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One faithful said the atmosphere was ruined by people \u2018ignoring warnings\u2019 and taking photos instead of paying proper respects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She\u00a0explained that she and her husband kept their phones in their pockets throughout the experience, adding that it was \u2018sad to see such disrespectful behaviour\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6c8969307104b8e8\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/25\/08\/97634519-14646721-The_viewing_of_the_body_of_Pope_Francis_in_Saint_Peters_Basilica-a-29_1745566259656.jpg\" alt=\"The viewing of the body of Pope Francis in Saint Peters Basilica, the Vatican, Rome\" width=\"634\" height=\"914\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The viewing of the body of Pope Francis in Saint Peters Basilica, the Vatican, Rome<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b435e59ff8a177d0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/25\/08\/97634515-14646721-Crowds_gathered_around_the_coffin_while_holding_their_phones_in_-a-31_1745567057529.jpg\" alt=\"Crowds gathered around the coffin while holding their phones in the air\" width=\"634\" height=\"353\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Crowds gathered around the coffin while holding their phones in the air<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3188df903fad22f1\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/25\/08\/97677661-14646721-image-a-52_1745567781925.jpg\" alt=\"Nuns take photos from inside St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City\" width=\"634\" height=\"401\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Nuns take photos from inside St Peter\u2019s Basilica in the Vatican City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Janine Venables, 53, from Pontypridd, south Wales told MailOnline: \u2018What did surprise me is the fact that earlier we were told no photos in the Sistine Chapel and here people were getting their phone out and doing selfies with the coffin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I did think that was a bit in poor taste and I\u2019m surprised no one stopped them.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A BBC reporter\u00a0said\u00a0they saw nuns in St Peter\u2019s Square \u2018glaring\u2019 at a man wearing headphones and \u2018dancing around the square\u2019, before lamenting the lack of \u2018respect\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Inside the basilica, some nuns were also photographed gathering around the pontiff\u2019s open casket with their phones in hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When crowds arrived before the body of Francis in the basilica, they were requested to put away their selfie sticks, but the phone screens remained front and centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While it had been expected that St, Peter\u2019s would close at midnight on Wednesday and Thursday, it remained open throughout the night to allow more people to pay their respects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Vatican then kept St Peter\u2019s open past the scheduled hours to accommodate the queues, only closing the doors between 2:30am (0030 GMT) and 5:40am Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On Friday, the Vatican was making its final preparations for the Pope\u2019s funeral as the last of the huge crowds filed through to view the coffin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f1b4e6e8a9693b67\" 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Mourners turned up in droves for the first day of the ceremony where mourners can pass by the open coffin of Pope Francis to pay their respects. 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