While I'm not Catholic I do mourn the death of the Pope, I had great admiration and deepest respect for the man. That said, I didn't watch the funeral proceeding, other thatn to see glimpses mentioned in the news. I couldn't help but be struck by the extraordinarily simple and yet very beautiful coffin he was buried in. There was some marvelous craftsmanship in the making of that coffin. I couldn't help but wonder if that was sitting in the wings, or some number of craftsman went to work the moment of his death. However it came about, those dovetails and that inlay in the top, as well as the overall design is certainly a striking piece of work.