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Commentary and interviews about the day's news.

>> pr now joined by robert moynahan, editor of inside the vatican magazine. it is so great to have you. thank you for coming on. this really is -- we were watching live pictures from the vatican. we don't really have control. is coming from a pool camera an we are getting different shots. as raymond was mentioning the cardinals and jonathan was mentioning that gathering up th cardinals, talk about what you believe will be different durin this memorial versus that of a reigning pope. >> it's entirely different in the sense that the reigning pop is the head of the church. and pope benedict gave ...

Hands. everybody at the vatican has a job. everybody is really undergoing this magnificent ceremony that we are about to see and it is important. it is not going to be exactly what it would be, as raymond wa mentioning but this is a really great moment for catholics. >> it is. pope benedict xvi made really tough decisions. yet the role of being in charge of a massive organization that is the catholic church. fun of the things that he did from the beginning was make tough decisions about getting rid of priests who had been accused of pedophilia, of

Vatican and the pope attended. it was incredible experience an i can't even explain the words. was so powerful. one of the things that always talked about is that, you know, when he died, he said the words i love you, lord. i'm so glad when i play for him but of the pieces was joy of man's desiring. that is an emotional moment for me to know that i play somethin for him that was deep in his heart. he is a pianist as well and his brother is a pianist and they love cats and i love cats too but his love for music was so powerful and we can really just bond on that. my mother gave mahogany no one ...

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...