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Benedict death paves way for protocols to guide future popes

Pope Francis embraces Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, right, at the Vatican, on June 28, 2017. [AP Photo]

There was no tolling of the bells of St. Peter's Basilica, no solemn announcement by a Vatican monsignor to the faithful in the square. A fisherman's ring did not get smashed and the diplomatic corps were not mobilized to send official delegations to Rome.

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