News Thousands view Benedict’s body at Vatican 05/01/2023 Facebook Double the anticipated number of mourners have filed past the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Picture supplied by Ben Curtis/AAP. by Johannes Neudecker and Manuel Schwarz, AAP Rome Tens of thousands of people have queued at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their last respects to […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password