Vatican officials ask visiting mourners to stop taking selfies with Pope Francis’ casket

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — With mourners lined up to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, Vatican officials are asking visitors to keep phones in pockets.

According to CNN, nearly 130,000 mourners have visited the Vatican to pay their respects to Francis, who died at the age of 88 Monday.

According to the report, one visitor posted a selfie video with the pontiff’s casket on TikTok, sparking outrage in the comment section.

Visitors will be able to pay their respects until 6 p.m. local time on Friday.