n of a solemn ceremony with sympathy of thousands of people brought the coffin from the papal residence Santa Marta into the cathedral to the papal tart under the canopy of the baroque builder Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The late Pontifex Maximus will be buried on Saturday.
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While the dead bell rang, dozens of cardinals and Swiss gardists gave the coffin. The transfer and the funerals take place after a new, simpler rite compared to previous popes. Before his death, Francis himself had prompted his body to only put his body in a coffin – instead of in three ways as before. In addition, the coffin is no longer altered on a catafal.
Numerous stauners come to Rome
Numerous pilgrims and tourists gathered on the route and donated applause to Francis, who died at the age of 88, – as usual with the funerals of well -known personalities in Italy. Among the visitors, Mexican was Anna Montoya. “I just had to come here,” said the 33-year-old. The Argentine Pope was “like a relative” for her. “He stood for what the church should be,” she added.
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Source: Nachrichten
