The first images of the private tribute to Benedict XVI in the chapel of the monastery where he lived
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The first images of the body of Benedict XVI resting in the chapel of the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, where he lived, were released today by the Vatican. The emeritus pope, who died yesterday in his room, had left a "spiritual testament" where he listed all the reasons for which he gave thanks and also a series of requests for his farewell.
On a bed covered by a red cloth, in front of a Christ on the cross and with a Christmas tree and a custodial manger, the Holy Church arranged the body of the deceased former pope in Mater Ecclesiae.
Meanwhile, the funeral chapel opens tomorrow in St. Peter's Basilica to continue with the tributes that will last until next Thursday at the Vatican when Pope Francis presides over the funeral of Benedict XVI.
Right now some "private visits" are taking place at Mater Ecclesiae, and the body of Joseph Ratzinger will be publicly exposed to the faithful, as planned, in the Vatican basilica starting at 9 in the morning tomorrow, January 2 .
The transfer of the body from the Mater Ecclesiae monastery to St. Peter's Basilica tomorrow morning will not be a public moment. The faithful will find the body exposed directly in the basilica, probably in front of the main altar, it was reported.
The death of Benedict XVI opens a new stage for the pontificate of Francis, 86, who on several occasions confessed that he does not rule out resigning if he becomes incapacitated. An option that was impossible with two popes in the Vatican, one emeritus and the other reigning. Three pontiffs would be unthinkable even for the most anticlerical.
Francis could, however, set the rules for popes emeritus after the precedent set by Benedict XVI, the first to resign in six centuries of history.
With information from AFP and Ansa
On a bed covered by a red cloth, in front of a Christ on the cross and with a Christmas tree and a custodial manger, the Holy Church arranged the body of the deceased former pope in Mater Ecclesiae.
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