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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 bas...

>> we now move to the prayer of the faithful. >> translator: brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father for his forgiveness and rebirth to the living hope for the resurrection of jesus to the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. ♪ >> translator: we pray in german. the pope emeritus benedict who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. ♪ ♪ >> translator: we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed ch chris...

The faith. >> christopher, the papacy has such a long, colorful, rich history. well over a millennium and a half with many characters and very interesting personalities. how do you think pope benedict will be remembered in that longitudinal analysis when the history books are written? >> right. there have been over 260 men who have been popes. there were several dozen ante popes as well. it is a colorful history. anyone watching cable tv, you have fodder for all sorts of that. sometimes it makes the game of thrones blush. i think benedict was very much in the line. sometimes i think he was the...

Epson rapidreceipt - visit buyrapidreceipt.com or call. piece of cake baby! welcome back. the funeral of pope emeritus benedict xvi is set to begin in about ten minutes' time. >> crowds and dignitaries have already gathered as you can see in st. peter's square, where pope francis will preside over the ceremony. the vatican says the funeral will be simple because that's what benedict wanted. >> for more we are joined by hifr professor christopher belito, who teaches at keen university. >> he's also the author of "when a pope dies." he's speaking to us from union, new jersey. just take us thro...