Paying Respects

Tens of thousands of mouners watched as the Pope’s body was carried through St Peter’s Square  (Massimo Sambucetti / AP)

The body of Pope John Paul II is laid before the Altar of the Faith in St Peter’s Basilica.  (STF/AFP/Getty Images)

A boy in the square holds a picture of Pope John Paul II. The public will be allowed to view the body of the Pope for three days.  (Patrick Hertzog AFP/Getty Images)

A small altar in St Peter’s Square, where pilgrims write messages of condolence.  (Ciro Fusco / EPA)

A fresco of the late Pope John Paul II is highlighted next to a spot reserved for his successor, high in St. Paul’s Basilica in Rome.  (Sebastiano Di Bari / EPA)

The General Congregation of cardinals gathers Monday. The group deals with church business that cannot be left until the new pope takes office.  (Osservatore Romano / EPA)

Britain’s Prince Charles looks up as he sits with his fiance, Camilla Parker-Bowles; Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair and Blair’s wife, Cherie, at a service in memory of Pope John Paul II at London’s Westminster Cathedral. Prince Charles postponed his marriage to Parker-Bowles from Friday to Saturday so that he could attend the pope’s Friday funeral in Rome.  (Kieran Doherty AFP/Getty Images)

A woman lights a candle in memory of Pope John Paul II at the St. Dionysus Catholic Church in central Athens.  (Petros Giannakouris / AP)

Croatia’s Cardinal Josip Bozanic celebrates Mass near a picture of the late Pope John Paul II as thousands of Croatians gathered in Zagreb’s main cathedral. Bozanic will sit in the conclave that chooses the next pontiff.  (Hrvoje Polan AFP/Getty Images)

A “Nonna Roma” (Grandma Rome) Civil Protection volunteer looks on at the “Fiera di Roma” (Rome Trade Fair) exhibition space where 5,000 camp beds have been set up for pilgrims arriving for Pope John Paul II’s funeral.  (Corrado Giambalvo / AP)

Croatians light candles for the late Pope John Paul II in front of Zagreb’s main cathedral.  (Hrvoje Polan AFP/Getty Images)

Mexico President Vicente Fox and his wife, Martha Sahagun, sign a condolence book for Pope John Paul II in Mexico City.  (Ariel Gutierrez Vivanco / EPA)

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer signs a book of condolences for Pope John Paull II in Berlin.  (Tim Brakemeier / EPA)

Mourners gather for the procession of the body of Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. The Pope’s body will be viewed by the faithful in the Basilica until his funeral on April 8.  (Gianni Giansanti / Getty Images)

The body of Pope John Paul II is laid before the Altar of the Faith in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, following a solemn procession from the Apostolic Palace.  (STF/AFP/Getty Images)

Crowds fill Via Della Conciliazione Boulevard leading to St. Peter’s Basilica after Pope John Paul II’s body was carried across the square into the basilica for public viewing.  (Luca Bruno / AP)