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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II's coffin is lowered into the grave inside the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005. The grottos form a cramped underground cemetery beneath St. Peter's Basilica where pontiffs throughout the ages, royals and even an emperor have been laid to rest. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, ho) |
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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, left, sits as the coffin of Pope John Paul II is welded prior to being lowered into the grave inside the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005. The grottos form a cramped underground cemetery beneath St. Peter's Basilica where pontiffs throughout the ages, royals and even an emperor have been laid to rest. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, ho) |
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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II's coffin is taken to the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005. The grottos form a cramped underground cemetery beneath St. Peter's Basilica where pontiffs throughout the ages, royals and even an emperor have been laid to rest. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, ho) |
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Cardinals sit during the funeral of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square April 8, 2005. The poor and the powerful of the earth rubbed shoulders to say their last goodbye to the Pope on Friday as the Vatican staged one of the most momentous funerals in history for the Polish Pontiff. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini |
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The coffin containing the body of Pope John Paul II is carried into St. Peter's Basilica for burial, following a funeral mass in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) |
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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II's coffin is lowered into the grave inside the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005. The grottos form a cramped underground cemetery beneath St. Peter's Basilica where pontiffs throughout the ages, royals and even an emperor have been laid to rest. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, ho) |
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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II's coffin is lowered into the grave inside the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005. The grottos form a cramped underground cemetery beneath St. Peter's Basilica where pontiffs throughout the ages, royals and even an emperor have been laid to rest. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, ho) |
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The wind blows the pages of the Book of Gospels on top of the coffin during the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday April 8, 2005. The death of John Paul II has evoked a remarkable outpouring of affection from around the world and brought an estimated 4 million people to Rome in one of the largest religious gatherings in the West in modern times. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) |
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German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger conducts a funeral mass over the coffin containing the body of Pope John Paul II in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) |
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Mourners receive communion from priest during the funeral mass for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday April 8, 2005 (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) |