Pope visits the tombs of his predecessors

Like he does every November, the pope visited the Vatican crypt to pray at the tombs of some of his predecessors who are buried there.

First he prayed at the tomb of Benedict XV, the pope who inspired him to choose his name. Then he went to the tomb of Pius XI who was pope when Joseph Ratzinger was a child.

The pope also prayed before the tomb of Pius XII, who was pope when Ratzinger was ordained a priest.

He then visited the tomb of Paul VI, who named him bishop and cardinal.

At the tomb of John Paul I, the pope remembered participating in the conclave that elected him pope and his funeral 33 days later.

Benedict left John Paul IIs tomb for last, the pope who brought him to Rome and who he worked closely with for 24 years.


He did not visit the tomb of John XXIII, under whom the Second Vatican council was held, because it was moved in the year 2000 when he was beatified. JMB/RS/JM

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[PancakesoftheLove]

@ndw444 I for one do not, for when confirmed, we reject Satan and his evil ways and accept Jesus as our Savior.

[Ettoredipugnar]

I wonder if the Pope ever gets time to himself alone . ? If I were Pope I would like to go to the crypts of the my predicessors at night alone and pray.

[MockBlue]

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[splashenful]

I wish they showed him praying at the Tomb of St. Peter!!! :-)

[jamesharlow2000]

@4455315 What the hell does 'sthu' mean? Are you on drugs or just plain unable to give a coherent reply due to some weird reason? 

[4455315]

@jamesharlow2000 sthu

[jamesharlow2000]

He Prayers with the dead because this evil religion is based on Satanism. He is a blood drinking, filthy, evil and vile Satanist. He nor the Catholic faith has anything to do with the teachings of Christ. It is pure serpent worship traceable from the ancient Babylonian era. It is pure evil, filth and no one should go near him and definitely don't look into his eyes in person and he is filled with demonic entities. The same goes for the Queen of England.

[BieberTheAsshole]

@taxiride1 lolz

[taxiride1]

@BieberTheAsshole I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out but I think it's the Pope's black mask, lightsaber, and black cape.

[BieberTheAsshole]

Lol why does the pope look like darth vader