His funeral is to take place in front of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
, almost a decade after standing down because of ill-health.
The Pope Emeritus will be laid to rest in the tombs beneath the Basilica after his funeral, according to his final wishes. Observers of Vatican affairs suggest that whether Benedict courted it or not, he became something of a lightning rod for internal criticism of Pope Francis. "If we had three Popes, that would be a little bit difficult to manage. But now that Pope Benedict has gone to the Lord, I think that Pope Francis will stick to those principles that he has established - that he will continue in this ministry as long as he believes that he is capable," he said, adding that he did not think a decision about stepping down was in any way imminent.
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