Russert Funeral Arrangements Still Pending

Funeral arrangements for were still pending this afternoon for Tim Russert. The ProConPundit was the first to report anywhere which funeral firm is handling the funeral, Joseph Gawler’s Sons, Washington, DC. The Funeral Service will be a Catholic Mass of Christian Burial and I have speculated that it will be at Holy Trinity/Georgetown, St. Joe’s on Capital Hill or St. Matthew’s Cathedral. It would be most unusual for a funeral Mass to take place at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Located on the grounds of Catholic University of America, it is a towering symbol of the Roman Catholic Church’s presence in the U.S. Weddings and funerals take place in the lower, smaller, Crypt church but generally not in the upper shrine church. Second only to The National Cathedral, it would be the largest seating capacity in D.C., to my knowledge. The National Cathedral would be a great and appropriate place for the service except that it would doubtless need to be a Catholic service. The National Shrine at Catholic U would be very appropriate in size and symbol