Found this quote on a flag manufacturer's website: "A flag isn’t just a flag. It’s the identity of a country’s people and a representation of its culture." So for a "prince of the Church" to have his coffin draped in this particular flag - and NOT something with Christian meaning - says a lot about him (or those charged with honoring him in death).

I'm reminded on an related incident. A modernist priest from a religious order died and his body was displayed in the community's chapel following the order's custom of having the deceased in habit & holding a Rosary in his hands. Many people commented that they didn't recognize him since he never appeared that way while living!