Angels and Demons
The papal apartment is then sealed for nine days of mourning..
...a period known as sede vacante:
The time of the empty throne.
Over the last several days...
...Catholic leaders from every corner of the world...
...have flocked to Rome, shocked by the sudden death...
...of this progressive and beloved pope.
Today, in St. Peter's Square...
...the faithful pray that there is among them...
...another leader who can unite their Church...
...which has been so riven by change and dissent in recent years.
As the body of the pontiff passes by...
...we see prayers are being offered by the preferiti...
...favorites among those being considered...
...to succeed him as the Vicar of Christ.
At the end of the mourning period, the College of Cardinals...
甲 きのえ、乙 きのと、丙 ひのえ、丁 ひのと、戊 つちのえ、
己 つちのと、庚 かのえ、辛 かのと、壬 みずのえ、癸 みずのと
平成の二回の大震災は、自民党が首相の座を占めていない時に起きたが、
今回の元日早々の震災は違った。1995年の阪神大震災当時の村山富市
首相が、まだ存命かと調べて見たら、今年3月で満百歳になると知って
驚いた。