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Vatican announces pope emeritus to lie in state in St Peter’s Basilica from Monday after passing away on Saturday morning
Benedict’s death brings to a close an unprecedented period in recent history where two popes have co-existed, a situation that has caused tensions within rival camps in the Vatican.
It paves the way for his successor, Pope Francis, to consider whether to follow Benedict by retiring at some point – impossible while the outcome would have been three popes.
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