more about the pope - mostly German

Well, it's a pity but even at "normal" funerals in "normal" families people gather at the coffin who neither meet nor speak with each other at "normal times". Of course it's different with the Pope, but it's remarkable who sat beside each other peacefully during the ceremony. Well, I didn't watch it on TV. But my flat mate did, awestruck by the mix of modern and medieval.

Some of the best things I read about during the last days:

• New York Times, Coverage
• Der Spiegel, Interview with Uta Ranke-Heinemann (Germany)
• Netzeitung, Coverage (Germany)