Over 100,000 Mourners Pay Their Final Respects to Pope Benedict XVI | EWTN News Nightly

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Tens of thousands of mourners are at the Vatican paying their final respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. According to the Holy See, around 65,000 people waited in lines on Monday to see the body of Pope Benedict XVI. Early Tuesday afternoon another 30,000 had filed past the casket. This is the second of 3 days where the body will lie in state inside St. Peter's Basilica. The funeral is set for Thursday. Director of EWTN Germany, Martin Rothweiler, joins to talk to us about the scene at St. Peter's Square. He shares how the news of Pope Benedict's death was received in Germany and what the reaction of the faithful has been. Rothweiler tells us about some personal memories of Pope Benedict XVI. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf