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Originally posted by cutiepatootie
From what my father has told me , since he is catholic and i am not, is that the pope is not usually embalmed because to be canonized to st hood they have to be buried natually without perservatives ( embalming fliuds).
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No. Embalming does not prevent canonization.
It really may be just a simple as this: Embalming is not as prevalent in some parts of the world as it is here -- some places don't have the benefit of an organized mortuary industry convincing us all that embalming is "necssary."