The Pope Explodes......Literally, he " Blows-up."

 Let's see who gets upset today.....

Little background on the potential death of the present pope.  And deaths of former popes.

In October, 1958, Pope Pius XII passed away at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. In the mountains, the residence was cooler than Rome which is warm in the summer. This was long before universal air conditioning. 

The long time doctor of the pope decided to experiment with an embalming technique saying it would " sooth the pope into sainthood. For years after their death if a priest, or bishop or nun, or pope was dug up and their body was " fresh faced" it was considered a miracle by the Catholic Church, and this was a step towards sainthood. 

The pope's doctor was sure that his method of embalming would be the first step toward Pius XII becoming a St. Pius. 

Trouble was, the doctor did not have a clue what he was doing....( Need Bruce here to explain the science behind embalming)

Trouble was Dr. Galeazzi-Lisi, the pope's personal physician  by all accounts, was not a very good doctor. He knew nothing about embalming. 

-First Pius XII was soaked in oils, then wrapped in cellophane, allowing gases to build up, as the pope was not embalmed in a traditional manner. 

- Pius XII's internal organs were not preserved, allowing a large amount of gases to build within the body cavity. 

- Putrefaction and autolysis started....."Putrefaction is the breakdown of tissues by bacteria....Autolysis is the breakdown of cells by the body's own enzymes..."

- Pius XII lay is state 4 days, unwrapped, and eventually, his body explodes. 

- The smell from Pius XII was so bad, the Swiss Guards, standing watch over the body had to be rotated out every 15 minutes, and the faithful, who viewed the body, often passed out from the stench.    

- Toward the end of Pius XII lying in state, people who viewed Pius XII said his face turned green. 

-At the very end, the Pope's nose and fingers fell off. 

In August 1978, after his death, a similar event took place with Pope Paul VI. In the summer heat, and under TV lights, the Pope was literally being roasted. People could see Paul VI rotting away. The bureaucracy at the Vatican decided to close Pail VI's casket, long before it was time to do so. Again, poor embalming methods. 

We will talk more about what happens when the pope passes away. I am even in the middle of writing a blog on exorcists. I had planned to write it as part of this blog, but it'd be much too long, and I have to keep blogs short, or people get bored.May even talk about a student who I am certain was possessed, yes at Buna. I even had student in the class who was convinced and came and talked to me about it. So much so, she changed classes, Did not want to sit near him during graduation. Even gave me a the " Prayers against the Powers of Darkness " book. 

Until she came by and we made arrangements to move classes for her, I thought I was just crazy thinking the person may have been....I already would not take her outside to discuss grades, other concerns this person may have had. They scared me.

But' we'll talk about it later. And probably not who you think.