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In one of the rarest of scenes in two millennia of Catholic Church history, Pope Francis, on January 5, presided over the funeral Mass of his predecessor, the late pope emeritus Benedict XVI, and offered a subtle send-off to someone he extolled as a pastor who “spread and testified” to the Gospel his entire life.
When the Rosary ended, Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair and took his place on a chair in front of the altar, looking out at the coffin. Instead of delivering a eulogy, as many people had expected, Pope Francis focused his reflections primarily on the life of Christ — a theme frequently explored by the late pope emeritus, including in a trilogy of books on Jesus of Nazareth, which he penned during his nearly eight-year papacy — rather than dwelling on the contours of his predecessor’s long life and influence.
Benedict’s funeral Mass followed the standard protocols for a traditional funeral liturgy, with the exception that there were no final prayers offered by Eastern Catholic churches or the Diocese of Rome, as those prayers are specific to the death of a reigning pope.The cardinal dean then blessed the casket with holy water and incensed it. As he finished, the choir sang In Paradisum deducant te Angeli… .
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