The vault of St Peter's basilica at the Vatican was covered in fog as the cypress-wood casket containing Pope Benedict XVI's body was brought out and put on the means.
There was commendat
ion from the steadfast who had accumulated for the memorial service.Benedict was then entombed in a burial place underneath the basilica.
Ministry from around the world had come - cardinals in red garbs, nuns and priests in their dull robes.
Pope Francis was brought out on to the dais in a wheelchair.
Latin serenades sung by the Sistine Sanctuary ensemble reverberated across the square. The state of mind was grave and curbed.
Daniele, an educator, who had met the previous pontiff at a congregation in Rome, let me know the weather conditions matched the event. "The haze addresses the secret of Pope Benedict, the secret of death and life."
During the Mass, concelebrated via cardinals, ministers and clerics, Pope Francis talked about "shrewdness, delicacy and dedication that he gave to us throughout the long term".
"Benedict, loyal companion of the Spouse," he expressed alluding to Jesus, "may your delight be finished as you hear his voice, presently and until the end of time."
About 50,000 grievers came to the memorial service, as per police. Official appointments were there from Italy and from previous Pope Benedict's nation of origin of Germany. Different pioneers, including the lord and sovereign of Belgium went to in a confidential limit.
Benedict's demise finishes up the period of a pope and a previous pope living one next to the other in the Vatican - an extraordinary circumstance achieved by Benedict's renunciation very nearly 10 years prior.
In February 2013, I stood watching in St Peter's Square as he took off from the Vatican in a helicopter, toward the finish of his pontificate.
The functions encompassing his demise have been easier than those for a sitting pope.
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