Pope's body post mortem & the donation of his organs /Το σώμα του Πάπα μετά θάνατον & η δωρεά των οργάνων του

Το Βατικανό επισήμως λέει πως μετά το θάνατο του Πάπα, το σώμα του ανήκει σε ολόκληρη την Εκκλησία και πρέπει να ταφεί ακέραιο. Επιπλέον υποστηρίζει πως, αν τα όργανα του Πάπα δωρηθούν, θα γίνουν λείψανα σε άλλα σώματα στην περίπτωση που αυτός γίνει Άγιος.


* tvxs.gr,
«Το Βατικανό αποτρέπει τον Πάπα από το να γίνει δωρητής οργάνων»,
12-Φεβ-2011.

Kidneys, the heart, the liver, lungs, the pancreas and the small bowel can all be transplanted. In reality it is highly unlikely that any organs would be transplanted from Pope Benedict after his death, since the bodies of pontiffs are interred intact and revered. Until the death of John Paul II in 2005 they were embalmed.

Until the last century papal organs were removed — not for transplants but to make embalming more durable. The organs of 22 popes — from Sixtus V, who died in 1590, to Leo XIII, who died in 1903 — are preserved as relics in the church of Saints Anastasio and Vincent near the Trevi Fountain. The custom of removing the organs was abolished by Pope Pius X (1903-14).

* The Sunday Times,
"Pope Benedict carries organ donor card as 'an act of love'",
4-Sep-2008.