Pope JP2

The pope is dead, what a farce the TV coverage was over the weekend. I half expected to see Jon Snow with a computer diagram illustrating the failing heart and liver functions. "The Pope's breathing is now shallow and kidney functions are at 10%, he can't hold out too much longer and take this kind of punishment". Really, he should have been left alone. I can't understand why people who revel in the sight of a dead man get called pilgrims either. I just don't get books of condolence/lying in state kind of stuff I'm afraid. It's all just a bit weird.