Benedict supporters demand sainthood as Pope presides at funeral

Vatican City | Pope Francis led the funeral of former Pope Benedict on Thursday, tenderly touching the coffin of his predecessor as he stood supported on a walking stick before tens of thousands of mourners, with some calling for the late pontiff to be made a saint.

Benedict’s death on Saturday brought to an end a decade of the former and present pope living side-by-side in the Vatican, and it was the first time in more than 200 years that a pontiff had led the service for his predecessor.

Reuters