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Monday, April 4, 2005 at 10:00 AM EDT
Reaction to Pope’s Death
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The public got its first chance to pay respects to Pope John Paul II today, two days after his death. Tens of thousands of mourners filed past the pontiff’s robed remains, some crying as they crossed themselves, some taking photos.

The body of the pope will lie in state until his funeral on Friday. Earlier in the day, the pontiff’s body was led in a solemn procession from his Vatican residence to St. Peter’s.

In this radio diary, hear some of the sounds of that procession, along with reaction from around the world — Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair, South African Bishop Desmond Tutu, India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Bush, and an unidentified mourner from the Pope’s home country of Poland.

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