Video Showing Wax Figure Of Pope John Paul II Shared With False Claim
By Karen Rebelo An old video showing a wax figure of Pope John Paul II in a glass case being carried into a packed church in Mexico is being shared with a false claim that the video shows the late pontiff's body has not shown any signs of decomposition. BOOM found that the viral claim is false and that the video was shot in Mexico in 2011 and shows a wax figure of the late pope displayed at a Catholic school. Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005 at the age of 84. He was canonized as a saint on April 27, 2014 by the Roman Catholic church. John Paul II was one of the most widely traveled pope...