After the death, at 9:34 a.m. (8:34 GMT), the personal secretary of the German pontiff, Monsignor Georg Ganswein, telephoned Francis to confirm his deathaccording to what the Vatican spokesman said today, Matteo Bruni.
Francisco arrived about ten minutes later and remained watching over the body of his predecessor Ratzinger until 10:00 local time. (9.00 GMT), when he had to leave for other commitments.
Benedict XVI, the German Joseph Ratzinger, died yesterday in the Vatican monastery where he had lived since his resignation as Pope in February 2013, with which he had put an end to a brief pontificate that began in April 2005 and was marked by internal crises stemming from of the theft of documents by their butlers.
the body of Ratzinger It will be exhibited starting tomorrow in St. Peter’s Basilica for a final greeting from the faithful from all over the world. As reported by the Vatican, the Basilica will be open on Monday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, At 9:30 local time (5:30 in Argentina), Francis will lead the funeral of Benedict XVIfor which only delegations from his native Germany and Italy will be present, following a request from the emeritus pontiff for the funeral to be done “with the gesture of simplicity.”
Source: Ambito
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