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It is understandable that the upcoming celebration of Benedict XVI's funeral by Pope Francis has been presented as something unprecedented in the history of the Church in modern times.
But a reigning Pontiff blessing the body of his predecessor before burial is a fact that has a quite recent precedent within the context of the two-thousand-year history of the Church. The funeral took place in Valence, immediately after his death, while the 'novendialis' were held in Venice, the city where the cardinals had gathered to elect a successor.
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