Wave of critics after the prime minister of Land Bavaria made selfie at the funeral of Pope Francis. “The funeral is not Oktoberfest”

The Prime Minister of the German Land Bavaria, Markus Söder, was criticized for making a selfie, in which he appeared smiling, before the funeral service of Pope Francis, organized in the Vatican on Saturday.

Markus Söder, criticized after making a selfie to Vatican Photo: X

“We have just landed in Rome: now we are in a convoy with the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the way to the Vatican, to attend the funeral service of the late Pope Francis,” wrote Markus Söder in a message that accompanied that photo published on the social network X, writes Agerpres.

His photo has aroused a wave of reactions very quickly on social networks.

“The selfies made during the trip to a funeral are rather devoid of dignity. The pope's funeral is not Oktoberfest”wrote the German politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann on the social network X, referring to Markus Söder's well-known sympathy for the German beer festival.

“We should be glad that Söder does not hold a kebab in your hand,” added Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

Many other users of social networks also condemned that photo, considering it without tact.

Shortly after arrival in the capital of Italy, Markus Söder published several photos from the funeral ceremony.

“Very exciting moments in Rome shortly before the start of the Requiem. We will miss Pope Francis”wrote the Bavarian Prime Minister on his accounts on social networks, along with a photo that presented him in Saint Peter Square.

“It is exciting to see how many people say goodbye to him right here, in Saint Peter Square in the Vatican, as well as at home, in front of TVs throughout the world.” he added.

In addition to Markus Söder and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German delegation Olaf Scholz, at the end of the mandate, was also part of the German delegation.

His future successor as Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, was not present at the event.