F R A NCISC VS

I like it.

Except for the weather on certain days, perfect doesn't exist.

That's terrible. Very unprofessional.

I've got to admit too, that while I like it, I'm still surprised it happened.

Stonemason must be a TradCath.

I went down such a rabbit hole thanks to this one damn inscription.

[quote]detail on the late Pontiff’s tomb that is causing much discussion in the world of graphic design

I suppose they have to discuss SOMETHING.

I, for one, am glad to see some media coverage of this Pope’s death. A sadly neglected topic.

Ratzinger supporters carved it.

It's terrible.

People look to Italy for beautiful things and an extraordinary history of art.

It will have to be redone.

They couldn't have put a little more effort into it? He WAS the Pope.

It's a slab of regular stone, I think they'll redo it. Use the old one for kerb blocks on a pavement somewhere.

[quote]People look to Italy for beautiful things and an extraordinary history of art.

Yes, I'm sure looking at this one inscription will just utterly ruin people's experiences of the beauty of Rome.

Contrarian cunt, R13.

It takes nothing away from the beauty of Rome, it only makes one wonder: What the fuck happened, that in 121 acres containing an embarrassment of riches of human imagination and creation....some clown(s) in 2025 thought, 'Eh, good enough.'

I’m really surprised this passed inspection.

This is triggering.

Beanies will roll!

It means something and someone will decipher it. We know that his favorite TV show was NCIS. He may have prophesied a new version set in C(hicago) U.S.

Poor workmanship

Should get a refund

Yes, all those with OCD and other mental illness are triggered lol

Francis is fucking with them from the great beyond

He is at God's throne for all eternity, what does he care about a misaligned inscription.

Maybe they were in a hurry?

He has siblings. I wonder what, if anything, they think of this.

It looks really bad

It’s not Comic Sans bad, but it’s funny.

Just goes to show, even the Vatican is not what it used to be.

I had to google it, R26.

It does happen!!

Kinda not surprised, CS was very popular at the time, I recall it being absolutely everywhere. It wasn't yet seen as inappropriate for certain documents and occasions as it is today.

Oh, and that subreddit is fascinating, by the way. Could and will spend hours on it.

That’s an amateur mistake.

Don’t they have anyone with eyeballs and a ruler on staff there?

Truly a sign of the End Times when not even The Vatican can see this is fucked up

Assuming it's not destroyed, if this original is replaced with one with consistent spacing, would the original retain value?

I'm thinking of how rare, old coins are valued because they're flawed.

It's plain stone that was carved a week ago, it has no value. Not that the Vatican would ever let it fall into collectors' hands if they decided to replace it, which I doubt they will. People will forget all about this by next week when we have a new pope. Who even thinks about Benedict or his tomb anymore?

We demand to speak with the Manager!

(err... on second thought, there's no hurry)

[quote]Who even thinks about Benedict or his tomb anymore?

*I* do!

It looks as though his name was "Fr (Father) A. Nciscvs"

It’s a major clue for my next Robert Langdon novel.

Fran Ciscus was his drag name, no?

Someone should authenticate that name, r36