Papal mourning in Protestant style

Daily Newspapers The passing of what is probably the greatest taboo keeper in recent history gave the NZZ cause to break a taboo: for the first time in its 225-year history, a color photo adorned the paper's old aunt's face. But of all things, it was that of the papal corpse. This choice is surprising, as the unusual colorfulness of the April 4 edition automatically lends it a certain cheerfulness. It is no wonder that evil tongues claim that the central Zwinglian organ wanted to mock the religious competition from Rome with this imitation of Catholic visual culture. But perhaps the whole thing is just a parting gift for outgoing publishing director Tobias Trevisan, who for years campaigned for the parent paper of "his" NZZ am Sonntag to show its colors.