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Francis and the pope who accompanied his pontificate in prayer . >> the body of benedict xvi being carried into st. peter's basilica where he'll finally be laid to rest. very poignant service. the fog lifting over the basilica as the service came to an end. let's go to delia gallagher who's there in st. peter's square. delia. >> reporter: so, max, we're seeing now the final moment that we will be able to see the coffin of benedict xvi just at the end of the mass. there was the dispersion of the baptismal water, the holy water and then the incense around the coffin. pope francis said the final

The courage to say i no longer maple to do this raymond mentioned that he was a gentle man. he was a gentle, humble man. and beaten he got to the point where he said i can't do this, he peacefully transitioned spiritual authority from him to pope francis. at that very heart of democracy is a peaceful transition of power. and the papacy, the peaceful transition of spiritual authority was allowed to happen because of this humble man pope benedict. and i think we are all grateful to him for that. it is sad and i look at st. peter's square and i remember the many times that i was able to be with p...

You and his final moments. fox news contributor and theologian jonathan morris. it's always great to have you here. you and i, this goes back years but while pope benedict was the pope, you and i had dinner in rome and you were working at th vatican at that time and you ha been there for many years and a wondering as you look in your old workplace and you see the fog and you see raven i are talking about the christmas lights had just this kind of mystery that surrounds it, what strikes you, jonathan, from being in that time. >> yes. we are about to see something s unprecedented, to have a fune...

The checkpoints increased and the crowds increased. there is a sense of urgency yesterday because there was a lot for people to pay tribute to . this morning it is a lot of security and there are a thousand journalists here and there are people trying to make their way into the seats that are they are. actually people began finding their seats couple of hours ago you can see people in the dark coming into st. peter's square and trying to find their seed. you can tell also in the liturgical year, we are still i the christmas season you can se the tree and of the caress prints out this is still ...

You know, i'm hopefully about to take the third troll to court and potentially a fourth at the moment, because i'm not tolerating it. just this weekend homophobic chanting was heard during a game between nottingham forest and chelsea. the club and the police are investigating. the premier league says it is treating the issue seriously, but in the grounds and online the abuse continues. nick garnett, bbc news. benedict had been the first pope to retire since the middle ages. the service in st. peter's square was attended by roman catholic clergy and the members of european royal families. it wa...