there he was, taken through the nave to be placed in front of the altar. outside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that snaked around st peter s square. these were among the first allowed in through the doors to pay their respects. in just the first five hours, vatican police say 40,000 people filed past benedict the 16th, and they came from all over the catholic world. it s just one of those once in a lifetime moments where you kind of feel more and more emotional as you get closer to viewing, you know, the pope s body and realise the impact that he s had, i guess, on everybody. so there was a kind of a somber mood as the walk progressed. what was that moment like for you when you were paying respects? that moment, i feel so honoured because pope benedict was a servant of god. we honour him.
heard of it were it not for pele, were it not for the fact that at the age of 15 he was sent here for a trial. he stayed on for many years, and he decided this is the place he wanted to be remembered. tens of thousands of people have begun paying their respects to the former pope, benedict xvi. after his death at the weekend, his body is now lying in state, in st peter s basilica at the vatican. the funeral is on thursday. 0ur religion editor, aleem maqbool, is at the vatican. at dawn, the late pope was moved from the monastery in the vatican where he died, for the short, solemn private procession to st peter s basilica. # santa maria.# there, he was taken through the nave to be placed in front of the altar. 0utside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that
recover services, get back to delivering the long term plan and transform the nhs for the future. and all this comes with more strike action planned by nhs workers this month. catherine burns, bbc news. tens of thousands of people have been paying their respects to the former pope, benedict xvi. following his death at the weekend, his body is now lying in state, in st peter s basilica at the vatican. mourners will be able to file past the casket until the funeral on thursday. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. at dawn, the late pope was moved from the monastery in the vatican where he died, for the short, solemn private procession to st peter s basilica. # santa maria.# there he was, taken through the nave to be placed in front of the altar. 0utside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that
following his death at the weekend, his body is now lying in state in st peter s basilica at the vatican. mourners will be able to file past the casket before the funeral on thursday. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. at dawn, the late pope was moved from the monastery in the vatican where he died, for the short, solemn private procession to st peter s basilica. # santa maria.# there he was, taken through the nave to be placed in front of the altar. 0utside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that snaked around st peter s square. these were among the first allowed in through the doors to pay their respects. in just the first five hours, vatican police say 40,000 people filed past benedict xvi,
the funeral on thursday. our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. at dawn, the late pope was moved from the monastery in the vatican, where he died, for this short, solemn, private procession to st peter s basilica. # santa maria..# there, he was taken through the nave to be placed in front of the altar. # santa maria.# outside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that snaked around st peter s square. these were among the first allowed in through the doors to pay their respects in person. it s expected around 30,000 people a day will file past the pope emeritus on each of the three days he lies in state. this is one of those once in a lifetime moments where you kind of feel quite, more and more emotional as you get closer to viewing the pope s body