ITALY/VATICAN: IN SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT POPE BENEDICT XVI DISPENSES WITH 5 YEAR WAIT AND PUTS PREDECESSOR POPE JOHN PAUL II ON FAST TRACK TO POSSIBLE SAINTHOOD

Record ID: 946083

  • Title: ITALY/VATICAN: IN SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT POPE BENEDICT XVI DISPENSES WITH 5 YEAR WAIT AND PUTS PREDECESSOR POPE JOHN PAUL II ON FAST TRACK TO POSSIBLE SAINTHOOD
  • Date: 13th May 2005
  • Summary: (BN10) ROME, ITALY (MARY 13, 2005) (CTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF ALTAR INSIDE CHURCH ST. JOHN IN LATERAN WITH POPE BENEDICT SEATED AND READING 0.06 2. CLOSE VIEW OF PRIESTS LISTENING TO POPE BENEDICT 0.11 3. CLOSE VIEW OF POPE BENEDICT AS HE READS 0.23 4. VIEW OF PRIESTS LISTENING 0.27 5. WIDE OF CHURCH 0.31 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Latin) POPE BENEDICT SAYING: "Pope Benedict XVI considering the particular circumstances set out during the audience on April 28, 2005, is dispensed with a waiting period of five years after the death of the Servant of God, John Paul II (so the beatification and canonisation can immediately begin)." (AUDIO OF APPLAUSES) 1.03 7. VARIOUS OF CHURCH DIGNITARIES GETTING UP AND APPLAUDING (3 SHOTS) 1.35 (BN10) VATICAN CITY (MAY 13, 2005) (REUTERS) 8. VARIOUS OF ST. PETERS SQUARE WITH TOURISTS; WITH VIEW OF DOME (3 SHOTS) 1.55 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED STATES NATIONAL IDENTIFIED AS ANNE MARIE SAYING: "It's a wonderful plan and it couldn't be done sooner. I think it's wonderful." 2.03 10. TOURISTS 2.06 11. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) WOMEN IDENTIFIED AS CONSUELA AND TATIANA SAYING: "I think its really marvellous for the whole of humanity. Let's hope he becomes saint." 2.18 12. CROWD 2.26 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MAN IDENTIFIED AS ESTEBAN SAYING: "It's fantastic, isn't it. Saint now." (Answering Reporter's Question: Do you think he should be made saint straight away, saying: "Yes, yes -- it's clear." 2.38 14. CU: MAN HOLDING ROSARY BEADS 2.41 15. BACK VIEW OF NUNS 2.46 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED NUN, GIVING REASONS WHY SHE IS AGAINST THE SAINTHOOD FOR POPE JOHN PAUL II, SAYING: "Because it's too soon (to make him Saint), when people are still so emotionally involved. Even though I know Pope John Paul was a great man and a spiritual person and has such a spiritual influence in the whole world, in order to be beatified, (made a) saint, there are some laws of the church (to be observed)." 3.13 17. NUNS AT SQUARE 3.17 18. MAN TAKING PHOTO 3.22 ***IGNORE THESE SHOTS*** 3.29 (BN10) VATICAN CITY (FILE - APRIL 8, 2005) (REUTERS) 19. PAN FROM STATUE TO CROWD IN ST PETER'S SQUARE 3.45 20. CROWDS CLAPPING 3.51 21. BODY OF POPE JOHN PAUL BEING CARRIED OUT INTO THE SQUARE 4.03 22. SCU: WOMAN LOOKING ON 4.07 23. BODY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II BEING CARRIED 4.11 24. CU: WOMAN CRYING 4.18 (BN10) VATICAN CITY (FILE -APRIL 8, 2005) (CTV- ACCESS ALL) 25. WIDE OF BODY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II BEING CARRIED OUT 4.20 26. CLOSE-UP BODY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II BEING CARRIED 4.28 (BN10) VATICAN CITY (FILE - APRIL 8, 2005) (REUTERS) 27. TV: CROWDS 4.31 28. BODY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II BEING CARRIED 4.34 29. CU: WOMAN WEARING GLASSES WITH ST. PETERS REFLECTED 4.37 30. BODY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II BEING CARRIED AWAY 4.45 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: ROME, ITALY/ VATICAN
  • Country: Italy
  • Reuters ID: LVA3LCUJY3BRJF0J5D3C5E7G6J6R
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