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The Vatican has announced that the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI will be a “solemn but simple” ceremony, reflecting the wishes of the deceased Pontiff.
The UK's highest representative at the funeral of controversial Pope Benedict XVI will be Education Secretary Gillian Keegan - with no members of the royal family expected to attend.
The ceremony will be a rare example of a Pope's funeral being officiated by his predecessor and will be available to stream live online.
Pope Francis will preside at the requiem Mass and impart the final blessing before the burial of Benedict XVI at a solemn ceremony marked by simplicity in St. Peter’s Square on the morning of Jan. 5.
Could it be that the Vatican didn’t want present at the funeral a man who so cynically uses the Catholic faith to get votes, while ignoring its actual content?