Complete 'Pope Lying in State' DVD box set to be released next month

It has been confirmed that a complete boxset of Pope Francis's 72 hours lying in state will be released on DVD next month.

Vatican City has announced it has partnered with BBC Home Entertainment to release the 18-disc set in order to not only provide comfort to the millions of Catholics who were unable to make the trip to St Peter's Basilica, but also top hopefully help non-believers to understand the importance of this auspicious occasion.

'The box set will of course come complete with special features.' said a spokesman 'We'll have a multi-angle viewing to allow viewers to actually experience the mind-numbing boredom of standing in the queue for hours as well as a full commentary from Archbishop Besungu and Cardinal Endo. Those names alone should be enough to make the discs fly off the shelves."

This set comes just two-and-a-half years after the BBC released their highly-successful and award-winning 'Queen Elizabeth II Lying in State' set, and will also be available on Blu-Ray and 4K. A release date for the soundtrack has yet to be confirmed.

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