Cardinal Bourne's secretary was also forced to announce on 21 January that the pope had not died after a member of the cardinal's staff mistakenly confirmed the pope had died.
Sekretaris Kardinal Bourne juga dipaksa untuk mengumumkan pada 21 Januari bahwa paus belum meninggal setelah seorang anggota staf kardinal keliru mengonfirmasi bahwa paus telah meninggal dunia.