Editing Pope Benedict XVI (section)

=== Funeral ===
[[File:Tomba Benedetto XVI 2023.jpg|thumb|The tomb of Benedict XVI in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica]]
From 2 to 4 January 2023, Pope Benedict XVI's body [[lay in state]] in St. Peter's Basilica, during which around 195,000 people paid their respects.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nanu |first=Maighna |date=5 January 2023 |title=Thousands of mourners gather for Pope Benedict's funeral |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/05/pope-benedict-funeral-vatican-watch-live-pope-francis/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105090738/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/05/pope-benedict-funeral-vatican-watch-live-pope-francis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His funeral took place on 5 January 2023 in St. Peter's Square at 9:30{{nbsp}}am, presided over by Pope Francis and celebrated by Cardinal [[Giovanni Battista Re]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2022 |title=Pope Benedict latest: PM Sunak leads tributes to 'great theologian' former pontiff |url=https://news.sky.com/story/pope-benedict-live-former-pontiff-dies-at-95-after-pope-francis-revealed-he-was-very-sick-12775583 |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=sky news |language=en}}</ref> This was the first time since 1802 that a pope had attended a funeral for his predecessor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tornielli |first=Andrea |date=4 January 2023 |title=The last time a Pope celebrated the funeral of his predecessor was in 1802 |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-01/pope-celebrates-funeral-predecessor-1802-pius-vii.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=Vatican News |language=en |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104125003/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-01/pope-celebrates-funeral-predecessor-1802-pius-vii.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The funeral was attended by an estimated 50,000 people.<ref name="Guardian 100k">{{Cite web |date=5 January 2023 |title=Benedict XVI funeral draws estimated 100,000 Catholics to St Peter's Square |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/pope-benedict-xvi-funeral-expected-to-draw-big-crowds-to-st-peters-square-vatican |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Some attendees held signs reading or shouted "''Santo subito''", calling for his quick elevation to [[sainthood]], a cry heard previously at the [[funeral of John Paul&nbsp;II]].<ref name="Newsbook funeral">{{Cite news|date=5 January 2023|title="Santo Subito": Pilgrims weep at Benedict XVI's funeral|url=https://newsbook.com.mt/en/santo-subito-pilgrims-weep-at-benedict-xvis-funeral/|work=Newsbook|publisher=Beacon Media Group|access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref> Benedict was interred in the crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica, in the same tomb originally occupied by John Paul{{nbsp}}II and John{{nbsp}}XXIII.<ref name="Guardian 100k" /> The tomb was opened to the public on 8 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2023 |title=Public now can see Benedict's tomb at St. Peter's Basilica |url=https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-vatican-city-9e77ccb8c66b4566666e6f0172cff249 |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>