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The body of the late Pope John Paul II is carried through Saint Peter's Square en route to the Basilica at the Vatican April 4, 2005. Mourners lining up to pay their last respects said they were willing to wait 'forever' if necessary to lay eyes on the body of their beloved Pontiff one last time. (Tony Gentile/Reuters) |
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Last snapshots : People gathered at the Vatican take pictures of Pope John Paul II as his body is being carried to St. Peter's Basilica from the Apostolic Palace. (AFP/Patrick Hertzog) |
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Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo from Spain swings an incence burner as Pope John Paul II's body lies in state inside St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican for public viewing, Monday April 4 2005, four days before his remains will be entombed in the grotto below the church. With tens of thousands of mourners outside hoping for a glimpse of the body, 12 pallbearers flanked by Swiss Guards carry the late pontiff's body on a crimson platform from the Sala Clementina, where it had laid in state since Sunday. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri, pool ) |
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Pope John Paul II's body is carried through St. Peter's Square and into St Peter's Basilica for public viewing, Monday April 4 2005, four days before his remains will be entombed in the grotto below the church. With tens of thousands of mourners outside hoping for a glimpse of the body, 12 pallbearers flanked by Swiss Guards carry the late pontiff's body on a crimson platform from the Sala Clementina, where it had laid in state since Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) |
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Faithful pay their respects to late Pope John Paul II whose body was placed for public viewing inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday April 4, 2005. Tens of thousands of mourners have queued to catch a glimpse of the late Polish pontiff who died on Satuday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) |
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The body of late Pope John Paul II is put on public viewing inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday April 4, 2005. Tens of thousands of mourners have queued to catch a glimpse of the body and pay their respects to the late Polish pontiff who died on Satuday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) |
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Pope John Paul II's body is held by pallbearers, before being carried into St Peter's Basilica for public viewing, Monday April 4 2005, four days before his remains will be entombed in the grotto below the church. With tens of thousands of mourners outside hoping for a glimpse of the body, 12 pallbearers flanked by Swiss Guards carried the late pontiff's body on a crimson platform from the Sala Clementina, where it had laid in state since Sunday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) |
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Pope John Paul II's body is carried across St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Monday, April 4, 2005 on its way for public viewing inside St. Peter's Basilica. With tens of thousands of mourners outside hoping for a glimpse of the body, 12 pallbearers flanked by Swiss Guards carried the late pontiff's body on a crimson platform from the Sala Clementina, where it had laid in state since Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini ) |
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Pall bearers carry the body of the late Pope John Paul II through a crowded Saint Peter's Square en route to the Basilica at the Vatican April 4, 2005. Roman Catholic cardinals gather on Monday for the first time since the Pontiff's death to organize a funeral expected to draw the highest number of pilgrims and heads of state to the Vatican in its history. REUTERS/Filippo Monteforte/Pool |