hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all over the world. i m bianca nobler. i m max foster live from london. we want to get to our special coverage. pope emeritus benedict s funeral. in when 30 minutes from now the funeral for the former pontiff will begin in st. peter s square. dignitaries from around the world will be attending and pope francis will be leading the mass. he ll become the first pontiff in modern times to preside over the funeral service for his predecessor. moments ago the coffin carrying pope benedict left st. peter s basilica, where he s been lying in state since monday. now, before he became pope benedict, joseph ratzinger was born in 1927 in germany, became a cardinal in 1977. following the death of john paul he was elected pope in 2005. he resigned from his role as pope in 2013. benedict said his choice to step down was made to liz lack of strength of body and of mind. cnn is covering all angles of today s e
peter s basilica. it says the rosary began, the fog began to live. i don t know that is a divine prominence, i don t know. it s very interesting as they began the rosary, the fog began to let. it is a very emotional day and i want to show you the vatican newspaper. it is a special edition. featuring pop emeritus benedict giving his date of death, which was last saturday december 31st. on the back, it says his words, which i think are really incredible. it says in italian, the direction is decided. we believe in the love of god. those are the final words we would like to that he wanted to live with us, and one other thing that is very important about benedict, and because everyone is talking about he is a great theologian. i read many of his books. one of the things he talks about is that doctrine was easy, but helping a billion people live it out is the hard part. i think that it was heavy on his heart that he wanted catholics do not just know that doctrine, but to have a r
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father and his mercy has given us rebirth to a living home flew the resurrection of jesus from the dead. the response is, let us pray to the lord. we pray in german. for pope emeritus, benedict, may the eternal shepard receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. we pray in french. translator: for our holy father, pope francis, and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed christ s victory over evil and death. we pray in arabic. for leaders of nation and international organizations, may they strive to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need. may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. and we pray in italian. for us gathered to celebrate the defeat of death by the triumph of the lord jes
much for joining our special live coverage of the funeral of pope americas benedict the 16th. thousands of people are gathered in st. peters square right now. to witness something we have not seen in hundreds of years. the current pope, presiding at the funeral mass of the man who proceeded him. the coffin carrying the body of benedict was taken from st. peters basilica a short time ago through its journey to the courtyard, allowing the faithful to say their prayers ahead of the funeral. matt joseph rat singer, the son of humble parents, a police officer and cook. entered the priesthood in what would appear to be his calling as a university professor, teaching philosophy and theology. also beginning what would be a prolific and deeply intellectual pursuit as a writer. that very skill as a theologian led to his appointment as the archbishop of munich by pope john paul the second. the man he would not just succeed but also the man he would serve for nearly a quarter century as
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