Some Alternatives for the Faithful

I can understand why Catholics are mourning the Pope's death. They will miss him. But think how wonderful it would be if every 'pilgrim' queueing for hours and hours and hours and hours to catch but a fleeting glimpse of the Pope would only invest that amount of time in charitable activities. The money spent on travel to Rome, if only given to one's favorite charity, would be a better investment than standing in lines all day. It makes no sense to me. None whatsoever.