this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
501 points (98.8% liked)

People Twitter

6895 readers
1142 users here now

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a pic of the tweet or similar. No direct links to the tweet.
  4. No bullying or international politcs
  5. Be excellent to each other.
  6. Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it's a major figure or a politician.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
SendMeYourTaTas@sh.itjust.works
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
501
Weeeeeeeeee! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 days ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 59 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm a former mortician. The pope's body will be displayed in an open casket for a very long time so it practically needs to be pickled. That level of preservation comes at the cost of the body becoming as stiff as a peice of furniture and the skin having a greyish tone.

[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I thought he looked like an anatomy specimen. It's kinda freaky seeing that outside of a lab.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I thought they just gave it a fresh coat of paint at this point.