Pope Benedict's signet ring will be destroyed using special silver papal hammer to ensure documents it was used to sign will not be forged – New York Daily News
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Ceremonial hammer of Pope Julius III - Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
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Fact check: Pope's death determined with traditional means, not hammer
Knock Knock Knocking on Heaven's Door—Does the Vatican Use a 'Special Silver Hammer' to Check If the Pope Is Dead? | Skeptical Inquirer
Papal conclave - Election, Procedure, Cardinals | Britannica
Pope Benedict's official ring cancelled - India Today
_(1792-1878)_ritual_of_the_recognition_of_the_death_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-914565).jpg "Deces of Pope Pius IX (Pio) (1792-1878): ritual of the recognition of the death of the Pope. A cardinal hits the deceased's forehead with a silver hammer. Engraving in “Le Monde Illustré”")
Deces of Pope Pius IX (Pio) (1792-1878): ritual of the recognition of the death of the Pope. A cardinal hits the deceased's forehead with a silver hammer. Engraving in “Le Monde Illustré”
How to bury a Pope - The New European
WTF Fun Fact 12815 - Is A Hammer Used When a Pope Dies?
Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by pope - WTOP News
Pope Benedict XVI: What the death of a former pope means for the Vatican - BBC News
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Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia
Ceremonial hammer of Pope Julius III - Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
Replica Hammer, Made for the Holy Year, 1950: Pope PIus XII – Papal Artifacts
Without a pope, who's running the Catholic Church?
Pope Benedict XVI: What the death of a former pope means for the Vatican - BBC News
Replica Hammer, Made for the Holy Year, 1950: Pope PIus XII – Papal Artifacts
Sofie OfCoffee on X: "My favourite new factoid is that they hit dead popes on the head three times with a special dead-pope hammer. Just to ensure they are, in fact, dead
