when that picture that you saw, a photograph that was made into a tapestry was unveiled, and they knew at that moment it was official, pope john paul ii was beatified, one step away from canonization or sainthood, it was a tremendously well-behaved crowd. there were times when they asked for moments of silence, and almost you could hear a pin drop. there were moments of cheers, an the flags were waving, but clearly there were people from every corner of europe, all around the world, huge number of pilgrims from poland, as well as from the united states. a lot of them church groups. now they all have an opportunity to stay and to pay their respects, because the coffin bearing john paul ii has been exhumed from below the vatican, and will be brought to the pieta. they will keep st. peter s open