ROME

“WHAT GENUINE MOURNER snaps a photograph of the corpse of the person they have come to pay their respects to, while the remains are lying in an open coffin? These are not mourners, they are social media ghouls. This is voyeurism of the worst kind. All these idiots want is a souvenir. They show zero respect. It’s disgusting.”

The words of a Swiss Guard working at the Vatican as people supposedly lined up to pay last respects, held their mobile phones up to snap the late Pope Francis lying in his simple coffin.

“There is a real flesh and blood man lying dead in his coffin. It’s not a rock concert or a Tik Tok event.”

He shook his head and shed a single tear.