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Square. >> do you agree with raymond that when pope benedict emeritu really said he wanted just a simple and somber funeral, that this is not what he meant by that? do you think that he would be pleased with what is happening right now? >> well, i'm not going to try t speculate on his mind. i think he did want a simple ceremony. and i think he wanted a simple life in front of the most telling things i ever heard was from a vatican monsignor who said 30 some years ago, we have one great problem with pope benedict. i said what's that. he said he doesn't understand power. i said i think that is h...

Buried directly in the crypt below st. peter's in the tomb that pope john paul ii once occupied. before he was moved up into the main church of one of the chapels but he will be interred in st. peter's basilica. >> i'm wondering because we are seeing you on the right-hand side and on the left-hand side for looking at the vatican at st. peter's square. i'm wondering if you can give u an idea of what has been going on for the past couple of days. what has the activity been and who is coming to pay their respects and what is that like right now as we wait for the procession to begin. >> this comm...

So it is a mood that is joyous because it is the christmas season but it is also sadness because we are saying goodbye t a beloved pope and the catholic church. >> lauren greene standing by. we will get back to you momentarily. his teachings have influenced generations of theologians. we are joined by raymond arroyo. the last person to conduct an anglo speaking interview back and he was a cardinal and he is the manager for the internal word networker we got so much t go through talking about here and just the stunning images of the fog at the vatican. >> as lauren mentioned to see christmas in...

Have been able to pay tribute t pope emeritus benedict xvi. today it is time to say goodbye. there are way more than the vatican. there were 3700 priests here to help with the servant of the communion and there will be contingents from many places. we've got a contingent from the jewish community and the italy islamic community bulletin that funeral. he would converse with people and this is very important. one thing that is also very clear because this is not a state funeral. there will be official delegations from countries all over the world of the elite delegations are from germany, which ...

Angeles. thank you for joining our special coverage of pope benedict's funeral. some 200,000 of the faithful have filed past the body of pop benedict as he was lying in state in st. peter's basilica. during general audience at the vatican wednesday come up pope francis prayed his predecessors acute and gentle thoughts. >> we begin our coverage with our chief religion correspondent , lauren greene, who was live in vatican city fo us. >> good morning. it is time to say goodbye to pope benedict. there is a fog here in st. peter's square appears so foggy that you cannot see that the dome of st. pe...