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Pope Benedict XVI waves at the crowd at the Vatican in 2005.
In this 2005 file photo, former pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd at the Vatican. The ex-pope's funeral will take place in St Peter's Square. Source: AAP / Marco Iacobucci

Pope Francis has remembered his predecessor as a noble, gentle person as global leaders and Catholics worldwide mourn the loss of the former Pope whose body will lie in state from Monday in St Peter's Basilica.

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Pope Francis has remembered his predecessor as a noble, gentle person as global leaders and Catholics worldwide mourn the loss of the former Pope whose body will lie in state from Monday in St Peter's Basilica.

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