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Just over five hours after St Peter s Basilica s doors opened, it was said that 40,000 people had visited the body, with a queue snaking around St Peter s Square by mid-morning. ....
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Benedict will be buried according to his wishes in the same spot in the crypts under St. Peter's Basilica where Pope John Paul II was originally interred in 2005 before his body was moved up to a chapel in the basilica in 2011. ITALY'S LEADERS PAY RESPECTS Security was tight, with visitors going through several check points before entering the basilica. ....
A steady stream of tens of thousands of people filed into St Peter's Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI, whose body was lying lying in state without any papal paraphernalia before his funeral this week. ....