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german chancellor lived in the shadows of hitlers regime, referred as gods rottweiler. years caused him to go unnoticed. he was the first pope to go green, making the vatican the first country in the world with zero carbon footprint. putting solar panels on its rooftops and bringing in electric mobiles including a popemobile. he was the pope when sex scandals came to light and he spearheaded towards a zero tolerance policy. it was too little too late for some but cardinal ratzinger who...

live pictures of st. peters square in vatican city as we continue with our special coverage of the funeral of pope benedict xvi. very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. im bianca nobilo. >> im max foster live from london. funeral for pope emeritus has just come to an end a short while ago at st. peters square at the vatican. pope benedict asked for a simple ceremony. >> pope francis presided over the funeral delivering the homily a sho...

Thinking that i have been doing this job for almost 25 years now. i got to rome to cover the vatican in the mid 9 os. there has never been a moment in which cardinal wasnt a focus of my daily work. for the first part of the time i was here he was the doctoral czar under john paul ii, then he was pope, then for the last ten years he has been a key point of reference and really against his own will at times, a symbol of conservative dissent from his successor, pope francis. you know, in terms of s...

Intersection of every issue in the catholic church for a half century. you know, on a personal level, because i had the opportunity to get to know him fairly well when he was the vaticans doctoral czar for years and covering the first years of his papacy, personally, i can say, he was an incredibly kind, gentle, humble, self-effacing figure, who always made you feel like you were the center of his attention when you were in his presence. so very sad. on the other hand, benedict xvi was a true ch...