. _ transmission. 0k, professor saad omer, thank _ transmission. 0k, professor saad omer, thank you l transmission. 0k, professor- saad omer, thank you very much. my saad omer, thank you very much. my pleasure. tens of thousands of mourners gathered in the vatican for the funeral of the former pope, benedict xvi. the service in st peter's square was attended by roman catholic clergy and members of european royalty. it was conducted by the current pope, francis. our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. before the largest church in all christendom, in front of a crowd of 50,000, he was brought for one final time, to spontaneous applause. applause it was, of course, the last occasion the two popes were together, one presiding over the funeral of the other. during his homily, pope francis used biblical references in which he appeared to compare benedict tojesus. translation: we want to do this with the same wisdom, _ tenderness and devotion that he bestowed on us over the years. together we want to say, father, into your hands we commend his spirit. in the crowd were an estimated 4,00