A teary-eyed Filipino nun sits in front of a huge portrait of Pope John Paul II as she joins thousands of other Catholic devotees at Manila's Rizal Park for the funeral mass Friday April 8, 2005 for Holiness who died Saturday at age 84. The funeral for Pope John Paul II is believed to be the one of the largest Western religious gatherings in modern times. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush stand behind King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola, kneeling, during the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005, in Vatican City. Presidents, prime ministers and kings joined pilgrims and prelates in St. Peter's Square on Friday to bid farewell to Pope John Paul II at a funeral service that drew millions to Rome for one of the largest religious gatherings of modern times.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Attention editors - Repeating recropped version of VAT15D. Queen Sofia of Spain waves as U.S. President George W. Bush passes by at the start of the funeral mass of the late Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, April 8, 2005. Some 200 heads of state, heads of government and royalty joined an ocean of humble pilgrims to say goodbye to the late pontiff on Friday at the biggest funeral in modern times. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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