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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/REX FEATURES Cardinals gathered for the funeral of Pope John Paul II. THE FUNERAL OF POPE JOHN PAUL II, ROME, ITALY - 08 APR 2005

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS U.S. President George W. Bush (R back) and his wife First Lady Laura Bush (2nd R back) sit with French First Lady Bernade...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS Back from left - French President Jacques Chirac, his wife Bernadette, US First Lady Laura Bush, US President George W. B...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS Back from left - French President Jacques Chirac, his wife Bernadette, US First Lady Laura Bush, US President George W. B...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS From L to R: Queen Sonja of Norway , Silvia and Karl Gustav of Sweden.Funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS French President Jacques Chirac (L) chats with United States President George W. Bush (R) before the funeral of Pope John...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Spainish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (L) and King Juan Carlos of Spain before t...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's S...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's S...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany (L) looks at Pope John Paul II's coffin lowered into the crypt of Saint Peter's basilica a...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Prince Charles of Britain (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at t...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes German Foreign Affair Minister Joschka Fischer (C) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in S...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (C), followes by German Foreign Affair Minister Joschka Fi...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Ukraine: President Viktor Yushchenko (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP French President Jacques Chirac (C) talks with his wife Bernadette before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Squa...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St P...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles passes by the podium ready for the funeral mass for Pope John Paul II i...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (C) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Sq...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Prince Charles of Britain (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at t...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Vatican Camerlengo, Spanish Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo reads prayers as other cardinals take part in a religious service f...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Cardinals hold their caps as wind blows at the start of the funeral mass of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatica...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Wind blows as Cardinals arrive for the funeral mass of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican City 08 April 2005....

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Wind blows as Cardinals arrive for the funeral mass of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican City 08 April 2005....

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP A Cardinal hold up the bible at the start of Pope John Paul II funeral mass at the Vatican City 08 April 2005. The world looked...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP US President George W Bush is welcomed by Bishop James Harvey before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at th...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (Center L) and United Arab Emirates's Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahay...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (R) is pictured before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican C...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Cardinals and bishops are pictured in front of the coffin carrying the body of Pope John Paul II after it was brought outside an...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP The coffin carrying the body of Pope John Paul II is pictured with the book of the gospel on it in St Peter's at the Vatican Cit...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Faithfuls hold a cross on Via della Conciliazione in Rome during the funeral of Pope John Paul II 08 April 2004. The world looke...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger presides the funeral mass for Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican City 08 Apr...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP French President Jacques Chirac (L) kisses the hand of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before the start of the funeral ma...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Wind blows as Cardinals pray during the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican City 08 April 2005. The...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Cardinals and bishops, standing in front of head of states and delegation leaders, pray during the funeral of Pope John Paul II...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Wind blows as Cardinals pray during the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican City 08 April 2005. The...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (bottom R) presides the funeral mass for Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP General view shows the crowd gathering at St Peter's Square in the Vatican City 08 April 2005 few hours before the start of Pope...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Cardinals arrive to attend the funeral mass of Pope John Paul II on the esplanade in front of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop Piero Marini (L) poses the book of the gospel on the coffin carrying the body of Pope John Paul II before the altar on th...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes King Albert II (2ndL) and Queen Paola of Belgium before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes King Juan Carlos of Spain before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the V...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP French President Jacques Chirac arrive to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican City 08 Ap...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Pet...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Bishop James Harvey (R) welcomes President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria before the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP (first row fromL) King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmak, (second Row fromL)...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP The coffin carrying the body of Pope John Paul II is brought outside and placed before the altar on the esplanade in front of St...