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Thousands of pilgrims line up to see the late Pope John Paul II who is lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 5, 2005. According to The Washington Post on Tuesday, gamblers can back Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi of Italy at odds of 11 to 4to be next pope 'or they can take their chances on Father Dougal Maguire of Craggy Island, Ireland, a long shot at 1,000 to 1.' REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach |
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Mourners pour into St. Peter's Basilica past the crimson-robed body of the late Pope John Paul II in the Vatican April 5, 2005. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi |
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The body of Pope John Paul II lies in state in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 5, 2005. Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton will accompany President George W. Bush to Friday's funeral of the Pope, but former President Jimmy Carter bowed out after he was told the size of the delegation was limited. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico |
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A faithful prays near the body of Pope John Paul II inside St. Peter's Basilica. Close to a million mourners have paid their last respects in front of the body of Pope John Paul II, the Vatican said. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) |
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The body of Pope John Paul II lies in state in Saint Peter's Basilica as mourners pass by at the Vatican April 5, 2005. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi |
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Nuns rest after paying a personal farewell to Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican City, Tuesday, April 5, 2005, as the cardinals who will elect his successor prepared for another round of preparatory meetings to arrange for the conclave. Rome is bracing for an unprecedented flow of pilgrims - some predict their numbers may match the city's own 3 million residents - for the days leading to the Pontiff's funeral on Friday. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic) |
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Faithful queue to say their last farewell to Pope John Paul II whose body is placed for public viewing inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 5, 2005. Faithful from all over the world have been queueing to pay homage to the pontif who died on Saturday at the Vatican after a 26-year pontificate. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) |
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A crowd of people stand in line ouside St. Peter's Basilica waiting to pay their final respects to Pope John Paul II in the Vatican City. Close to a million mourners have paid their last respects, the Vatican said. (AFP/Thomas Coex) |
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Swiss Gurads stand guard next to the body of Pope John Paul II lying-in-state in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican City. Close to a million mourners have paid their last respects to the Pope, the Vatican said. (AFP/Vincenzo Pinto) |