Room Of Tears

This pope pius also ran afoul of the french who under napoleon invaded italy in 1809 and took him prisoner.

Room of tears.

Fortunately mario bergoglio was no cardinal melville but surely he wouldn t have been human if he hadn t felt some trepidation as he was escorted to what is called the room of tears or as it s. In the room of tears there was also a stole worn by pius vi s successor pius vii. The room is nicknamed the room of tears because new popes have often been overcome with emotion at thought of the heavy burden that has been given them. The purpose of the room of tears is not to examine the pope s body.

The room has the nickname because of the strong emotions experienced by the new pope. It is to allow the new pope to change into papal vestments before receiving the pledges of obedience from his fellow cardinals and then being introduced to the people of rome and to the world from the loggia above st. Room of tears has one of the most creative hooks for a novel you ll ever encounter. Author linda merlino took what could have been a 9 11 weeper and turned it into an engrossing tale with a fascinating twist to the ending.

It s also a story about love death and tragedy. The new pope dresses by himself choosing a set of pontifical robes consisting of a white cassock rochet and red mozzetta from three sizes provided. Then the new pope goes to the room of tears a small red room next to the sistine chapel.