Thousands of Catholics paid their respects to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican at the start of three days of lying-in-state at St Peter's Basilica before his funeral
Benedict led the Catholic Church for eight years before becoming the first pope in six centuries to step down.
"I arrived at 6:00 am, it seemed normal to come and pay homage to him after all he did for the church," said an Italian nun, sister Anna-Maria, near the front of the queue that snaked around the edge of the vast St Peter's Square. Benedict's body, dressed in red papal mourning robes and a gold-edged mitre, was laid out on a catafalque draped in gold fabric in front of the altar of the church, flanked by two Swiss Guards.
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