why do you think the pope did this?

Question

if you are sure that you should be buried in a casket like in christianity,why you think the former pope asked to be buried just in a coffine?

i mean the casket is the wooden box that is generally expensive and lined with cloth but the coffine is just to be wrapped in a piece of white cloth(i.e. as muslims)

Answer 1

I assume you mean Pope John Paul II.

It has to do with his humility. He wanted a humble burial. Very few people know the pope lives in a tiny room and sleeps in a twin bed. JPII was extremely humble. He didn't want to wear all the papal jewels. But the committees kept at him about it.

I love the photos of him skiing and camping. I imagine, if he'd had his way he would have been buried out in the woods, deep in the mountains some where...

Edit for all of you pop offs out there. There is a VAST difference between a 5 or 10 THOUSAND DOLLAR casket and a simple wood box - i.e., coffin - hand made by Trappists.

Edit for raging PR - your friend the embalmer has misinformed you. My friend actually works for a funeral parlor.

Answer 2

A casket is where the body goes in a coffin; a coffin includes the vault, which seals the outside elements from the casket.

Answer 3

I think a casket and a coffin are the same thing, but christianity doesn't require either.

Answer 4

a coffin and a casket are the same thing.

Answer 5

a casket is another name for coffin

Answer 6

Look at how Jesus was buried - wrapped in cloth. Maybe he thinks it will bring him closer to God.

Answer 7

Perhaps he was Jewish.
The Jewish tradition is to be put in a simple wooden box.

Answer 8

That's what he wants myself I want to be cremated, I'm a christian

Answer 9

Um I didn't know there was a difference!

Answer 10

Aren't they the same thing?