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The kerning on the pope's tomb is a travesty

by dzdt on 5/1/25, 2:11 AM with 5 comments

• by tejohnso on 5/1/25, 2:43 AM

  I thought this was going to be one of those cases where typography nerds are overreacting to something that 99.99% of human observers wouldn't even notice.

  Unfortunately, it is not one of those cases.

  If it were my family member, and my call, I'd have that redone.

• by Qem on 5/1/25, 2:24 AM

  > “That would be the most boneheaded rookie mistake you can imagine (pun intended),” he writes. Calderhead suspects the work was “farmed out to a run-of-the-mill tombstone company.”

  Perhaps it was handed to somebody with no formal training. Not the first time it happens: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/11/11/the-potato-head-o...

• by mannyv on 5/1/25, 3:32 AM

  So really, is someone in the hierarchy insulting him by allowing the tomb to read "friar" or "father" depending on spacing?

• by fracus on 5/1/25, 2:17 AM

  "It’s an unfortunate resting place for an individual who leaves a rich legacy. Luckily, the legacy is a lot more important."

  I would completely disagree with this summary of a con man or useful idiot.