much for joining our special live coverage of the funeral of pope americas benedict the 16th. thousands of people are gathered in st. peters square right now. to witness something we have not seen in hundreds of years. the current pope, presiding at the funeral mass of the man who proceeded him. the coffin carrying the body of benedict was taken from st. peters basilica a short time ago through its journey to the courtyard, allowing the faithful to say their prayers ahead of the funeral. matt joseph rat singer, the son of humble parents, a police officer and cook. entered the priesthood in what would appear to be his calling as a university professor, teaching philosophy and theology. also beginning what would be a prolific and deeply intellectual pursuit as a writer. that very skill as a theologian led to his appointment as the archbishop of munich by pope john paul the second. the man he would not just succeed but also the man he would serve for nearly a quarter century as
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across and i know that even when i went back to his homeland in bavaria. everybody who knew him for generations looked back at joseph robson there as somebody who was so close to them even though he chose to stay in the vatican after his resignation. rather than go back to his homeland which he loves so very much so i think that narrative of people realizing was a little distorted because he is really somebody very gentle and very loving with a true passion for god. george who is the pope emeritus that you knew, who was the pope you knew, you knew him when he was serving. john paul. and i wonder how you account for the man you knew as opposed to the view of a lot of catholics, american catholics have of him. a name that stuck. a nickname that stuck, which was the rottweiler. because of the traditional church doctrine he worked so much about. chris, that ridiculous and