Pope greeted on arrival at the Plaza de San Pedro.ç
A tapestry with the image of the late Pope John Paul II is discovered at the beginning of the solemn ceremony in which Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed Blessed to its predecessor, the Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano
Pope Benedict XVI officiates a solemn ceremony in which he proclaimed Blessed his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
The Pope, who has officiated Mass with 100 cardinals and 800 priests, wearing a chasuble which belonged to his predecessor and has used the chalice that he used in his later years.
Tobiana Sisters and Marie Simon Pierre touch the reliquary containing the blood of Pope John Paul II during the beatification ceremony.
"From now on Pope John Paul II should be called 'Blessed'" he said solemnly, Pope Benedict XVI in Latin, stating that the holiday of its predecessor will October 22, when John Paul II began his historic papacy in 1978.
on Bernini's colonnade, in another large canvas, one could read "Open wide the doors to Christ", one of the most popular phrases Wojtyla.
n U million people gathered in St. Peter's Square and also occupied the Settlement Way and surrounding streets, according to Vatican estimates. Thus becomes the tenth Blessed Pope proclaimed by the Catholic Church and the first proclaimed by his immediate successor the past 1,000 years.
In his six years as pontiff, Benedict XVI has proclaimed and 34 saints and beatified nearly 600, mostly English.
Benedict XVI concelebrated Mass with the cardinals present in Rome and former secretary of Pope John Paul II Mieczslaw Mokrzycki.
Communion will be distributed by 800 priests.
After the ceremony, the Pope has addressed the central altar of the Basilica of San Pedro, which exposes the coffin of Wojtyla, to venerate his remains, and turned into relics. After the Pope, so have the Cardinals, who have kissed the coffin one by one.
After they can do the faithful. The remains of the new Blessed, exhumed a few days ago, will be exhibited throughout today and tomorrow.
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