Pius XII: Dad, whose body exploded (literally) during his funeral

He Pope Francis He said that before he wanted his funeral rites to be more modest than those that were carried out with other potatoes. However, there are things that cannot be avoided. For example, the need Balpen of the body In order to adequately withstand the passage of three days in order for the trace, and 4 or 5, which the funeral can be extended later. The zinc coating is used in a coffin, which in some way avoids decomposition, but although this is open, other methods are needed. This is what has always been done, with different methodologies, some more successful than others. It may be difficult to point out the one that was best made, but the one that was made worse is clear. This dubious honor is taken by the doctor responsible for Pio XII explosion In 1958, right in the entire case.

In fact, the death of this pope was surrounded by mistakes from the very beginning. The first was Announcement of his deathField doctor Vatican, Ricardo Galeazzi-LisiHe was always very close to the media. Sometimes too much, selling certain exclusive elimination. One of the promises that he gave was that he would open the window just after the high pontiff expired. Thus, everyone would know what happened. Nevertheless, the nun, not paying attention to this promise, opened the window to alleviate the heat of stay, so that the death of the pope occurred a day earlier.

Leaving this aside, the most serious was everything related to the explosion of Pius XII. Galeazzi did not want to follow Traditional methods of embalmingPapa himself asked the field to extract organs, like other potatoes. He wanted his body to be buried in the same way as God brought him to the world. This would make the preservation of the body more complicated. But in fact, it was not the worst practice of the procedure. The worst was the decision of the doctor’s balming with the same method as, according to him, he was used with Jesus Christ. Spoiler: It became fatal. But we are going to do in the first place.

This is done well: the process followed by Pope Francis

The weakening of Pope Francis resorts to the most scientific technique that exists today. As soon as the body is clean and shameful, blood is carried out and the connection based on Water, alcohol and formaldehyde. Alcohol and formaldehyde act as preservatives and disinfectants. Both help reduce the level of bacteria in the body; But, in addition, formaldehyde Install proteinsThe field prevents them to fulfill their function. Enzymes involved in chemical reactions, including bacterial fermentations, are proteins. Therefore, without them, even if some bacteria remain, the decomposition reactions of the body cannot be performed.

This is how it is done. Let’s see how this should not be done, we will apply as an example the explosion of Pius XII.

Pius explosion recipe XII

Galeazzi said that in order to preserve the body of the holy father, it would be better to resort to the methods of embalming that were carried out with Jesus Christ. The Bible dictates that his body was combined with Mirra, aloe and tube oilThe field is true. But we must remember that the Bible is not quite a medicine guide.

These substances were used in antiquity to disguise the smell of decomposition of bodies. But not to save them. Dr. Vatican, in order to complete it, wanted to correct all these substances that wrap the body with cellophane.

What’s happened? Firstly, nothing was done to eliminate bacteria or break their chemical reactions. Therefore, they can work normally. Microbial reactions They produce gases This is usually produced through the pores of the skin. But in this case, the body was covered with cellophane. Therefore, these gases gradually accumulated until, finally, the body exploded.

People who were present on the trace fled for the remnants, which sprayed the pointed smells of the stage. To be able to continue later with funeral rites, it is necessary to quickly make Wax mask To replace the face completely disfigured by the explosion.

Logically, this was the last act of Ricardo Galeazzi as a Vatican doctor. He was immediately fired, and since then he trusted more than medicine guidelines than in the Bible. How much it is.