{"id":13588,"date":"2023-06-25T08:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T08:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13588"},"modified":"2023-06-25T08:18:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T08:18:33","slug":"pope-benedict-xvis-funeral-led-by-his-successor-pope-francis-in-a-first-for-the-catholic-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13588","title":{"rendered":"Pope Benedict XVI&#8217;s funeral led by his successor, Pope Francis, in a first for the Catholic Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mpu-plus-native-top\" data-ad=\"mpu-plus-native-top\" class=\"ad-mpu-plus-native-top ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='\"mpu-plus-native-top\"'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI&nbsp;was laid to rest Thursday in Vatican City in the first funeral ever conducted by a sitting pope for his predecessor. Pope Francis, who has led the Catholic Church since his election in 2013, following Benedict&#8217;s surprise resignation, led the funeral Mass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The historic funeral capped a chapter of Catholic Church history marked notably by Benedict&#8217;s decision to step down &mdash; the first pontiff to do so in modern times. Benedict&nbsp;died last week&nbsp;at the age of 95.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Up to 100,000 people were expected to crowd into St. Peter&#8217;s Square for the Mass, which was conducted in a manner similar to how it would be for a sitting pope.<\/p>\n<p>The body of Pope Emeritus Benedict was carried before crowds in a traditional cypress wood coffin Thursday morning and placed before the ancient St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica. It was a solemn occasion, as well as a historic one.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Among the tens of thousands gathered in the shadow of St. Peter&#8217;s were more than 100 cardinals, 400 bishops and almost 4,000 priests from all over the world. <\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.isoccertracksuit.com\/olympique-lyonnais.html' title='Olympique Lyonnais soccer tracksuit'>Olympique Lyonnais soccer tracksuit<\/a><\/p>\n<p> &#8220;He was a great pope,&#8221; said Father Calistus Kahale Kabindama, a priest who came all the way from Zambia to pay his respects. &#8220;He was a marvelous pope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The late pontiff had requested a simple funeral, and Pope Francis did not deviate from the notably-brief homily, which was heavy on scripture but light on personal touches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\" data-ad=\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\" class=\"ad-leader-plus-outstream-middle ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\"'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>At the end of the Mass, cardinals accompanied the retired pontiff&#8217;s casket into the grottoes below St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, where he was buried, concluding the somber funeral and the nearly decade-long chapter during which there were two men in white robes at the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>The extremely rare circumstances meant this passing of a pontiff brought none of the typical uncertainty about &#8220;who is coming after him,&#8221; CBS News Vatican consultant Monsignor Anthony Figueiredo said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Figueiredo said Benedict XVI would be &#8220;remembered as a great intellectual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Buried along with Benedict&#8217;s body were coins minted during his papacy, and a one-page written historical account of his life, which notes his studies, research and retirement. It also notes that he lived out his later years, &#8220;in prayer and meditation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Benedict lived in a monastery at the Vatican after his surprise resignation nearly 10 years ago. He still wore white robes, and spent most of his time reading and writing theology.<\/p>\n<div id=\"leader-plus-inc4\" data-ad=\"leader-plus-inc\" class=\"ad-leader-plus-inc ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='[\"leader-plus-inc\",4]'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Nothing may have defined Benedict XVI&#8217;s tenure as the leader of the world&#8217;s Catholics so clearly as its ending &mdash; marked by his majestic farewell flight over the Eternal City in a helicopter &mdash; after he became the first pope in more than 700 years to resign voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p>Benedict said at the time that his mental and physical strength had deteriorated &#8220;to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to fulfill the ministry entrusted to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A naturally shy man, Benedict always said he never had ambitions to lead the world&#8217;s 1.2 billion Catholics. But he was chosen in 2005 to succeed Pope John Paul II. At 78, he took on the role as the oldest pope in nearly 300 years.<\/p>\n<p>He entered the priesthood after World War II and rose to become a cardinal. In the powerful position as head of the Vatican&#8217;s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he earned the nickname, &#8220;God&#8217;s Rottweiler,&#8221; as a rigid enforcer of church policy. It was a characterization his biographer, John Allen, said Ratzinger worked hard to change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was seen as harsh, as authoritarian, as controlling &#8230; and it was important to him, right out of the gate, to revise that &#8230; public image, and I think by and large he did so quite successfully,&#8221; said Allen.<\/p>\n<p>He did it by being what he naturally was: a teacher, and one who spoke clearly and without undue theological jargon.<\/p>\n<p>Only Italy and Benedict&#8217;s native Germany sent official delegations for the Mass on Thursday, though royalty from Belgium and Spain, along with more than a dozen heads of state and ambassadors to the Holy See from many nations also came to honor the former pope.<\/p>\n<div id=\"leader-plus-inc5\" data-ad=\"leader-plus-inc\" class=\"ad-leader-plus-inc ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='[\"leader-plus-inc\",5]'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>The U.S. conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a Novena, or nine days of prayer, in memory of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, starting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper\">\n        CBS Village<\/p>\n<p>            More<br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"><\/use><\/svg>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"component__item-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"item\" id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-015b8ad3-dd64-4cc6-8994-ca06f26c9091\">\n<div class=\"item__title-wrapper\">\n                                                Colin Kaepernick on new book and possible NFL future: &#8220;Passion is still there&#8221;\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\" id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-bd8dc709-409b-44a6-83cf-6308075f28ae\">\n<div class=\"item__title-wrapper\">\n                                                Black couple settles discrimination lawsuit over low home appraisal\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\" id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-51f77df4-c9a4-4115-a4ff-d4b8287ef4c6\">\n<div class=\"item__title-wrapper\">\n                                                Bindi Irwin undergoes surgery for endometriosis\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\" id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-ba17711e-4521-40f4-8fa7-0cfc0db2eff3\">\n<div class=\"item__title-wrapper\">\n                                                Louisville police violated constitutional rights, Justice Department says\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\" id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-4232118b-2a9a-426f-a881-c6818b55acbf\">\n<div class=\"item__title-wrapper\">\n                                                Notre Dame Cathedral making plans to reopen after devastating fire\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          More<br \/>\n          <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"><\/use><\/svg><br \/>\n            <\/aside>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) {\n        display: none;\n      }<\/p>\n<p>      #inline-recirc-item--id-6bea1c0d-13ca-4bc8-9e39-1a4b7542ff13, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-6bea1c0d-13ca-4bc8-9e39-1a4b7542ff13 {\n        display: none;\n      }<\/p>\n<p>      #inline-recirc-item--id-6bea1c0d-13ca-4bc8-9e39-1a4b7542ff13 ~ .item:nth-child(5) {\n        display: block;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n<p><!-- tags -->In:<br \/>\n          Pope Francis<br \/>\n          Vatican City<br \/>\n          Funeral<br \/>\n          Pope Benedict XVI<br \/>\n          Catholic Church<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n    Tucker Reals<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Tucker Reals is the CBSNews.com foreign editor, based at the CBS News London bureau.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__social-links-container\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI&nbsp;was laid to rest Thursday in Vatican City in the first funeral ever conducted by a sitting pope for his predecessor. 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