87 year Catholic pontiff, Francis who is currently battling with increasingly frail health, has said henceforth, burial rites for him and his successors will be simplified.
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The Holy Father confirmed that plans are already on, adding that the bodies of dead popes will no longer be exposed, lying in state, before being placed in a coffin, as has been done for Benedict and previous pontiffs, he said.
Credit: Reuters