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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...

Are the only ones who are allowed to wear white at a papal event. so we will probably see them. as well as germany and italy of course are sending official delegations. max, bianca? >> delia, thank you very much indeed. a spectacular scene, isn't it? >> really incredible. especially hearing the chanting and the hubbub as well as seeing the spectacular locations as well. st. peter's basilica being so opulent and gorgeous. gorgeous location. >> let's bring in fred. he's standing by as well. what's the atmosphere like, fred? >> reporter: well, it's been a humbling atmosphere over the past couple ...

>> and christopher, just letting our viewers know that they were just looking at pictures of pope francis appearing in st. peter's square. he'll obviously be presiding over the funeral today. now, you make a very interesting point about how pope benedict xvi will be remembered. what do you feel like he conceptualized as his mission within the church in his time as squa cardinal, his time as pope sxfrks when he resigned? >> well, i think there are a couple of interesting pieces to your question and we have to take those in turn. i think that he was always more concerned with affairs within the ...