Bidding farewell

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Updated On Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

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Egyptian Christians sit on a gate to watch the funeral of the late Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, at Mar Morqos, or St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

Updated on Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

Egyptian Christians sit on a gate to watch the funeral of the late Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, at Mar Morqos, or St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

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An Egyptian Christian woman carries a poster of the late Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, as others line up to enter his funeral at Mar Morqos, or St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

Updated on Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

An Egyptian Christian woman carries a poster of the late Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, as others line up to enter his funeral at Mar Morqos, or St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

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Egyptians visit the Saint Bishoy monastery where Pope Shenouda III will be buried in Wadi Natroun, northwest of Cairo, Egypt. Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, died Saturday. He was 88. AP Photo/Khalil Hamra

Updated on Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

Egyptians visit the Saint Bishoy monastery where Pope Shenouda III will be buried in Wadi Natroun, northwest of Cairo, Egypt. Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, died Saturday. He was 88. AP Photo/Khalil Hamra

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Egyptian coptic priests prepare the tomb where Pope Shenuda III, the spiritual leader of the Middle East's largest Christian minority, will be buried at the Bishoy monastery in Beheira province of the Nile Delta, 150 kms northwest of Cairo. The late pope died on March 17 at the age of 88 after a long battle with illness. He spent his time at the monastery in exile after a dispute with late president Anwar Sadat where he asked to be buried. AFP Photo/Khaled Desouki

Updated on Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

Egyptian coptic priests prepare the tomb where Pope Shenuda III, the spiritual leader of the Middle East's largest Christian minority, will be buried at the Bishoy monastery in Beheira province of the Nile Delta, 150 kms northwest of Cairo. The late pope died on March 17 at the age of 88 after a long battle with illness. He spent his time at the monastery in exile after a dispute with late president Anwar Sadat where he asked to be buried. AFP Photo/Khaled Desouki

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Egyptian Christians hold up flowers at the funeral of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, outside the Abassiya Cathedral in Cairo. Thousands of mourners dressed in black gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for the funeral of Egypt's Orthodox Christian Pope Shenouda, who spent his final years trying to comfort a community disturbed by the rise of political Islam. Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori

Updated on Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

Egyptian Christians hold up flowers at the funeral of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, outside the Abassiya Cathedral in Cairo. Thousands of mourners dressed in black gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for the funeral of Egypt's Orthodox Christian Pope Shenouda, who spent his final years trying to comfort a community disturbed by the rise of political Islam. Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori

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An Egyptian Christians holds up a picture of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, outside the Abassiya Cathedral in Cairo. Thousands of mourners dressed in black gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for the funeral of Egypt's Orthodox Christian Pope Shenouda, who spent his final years trying to comfort a community disturbed by the rise of political Islam. Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori

Updated on Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

An Egyptian Christians holds up a picture of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, outside the Abassiya Cathedral in Cairo. Thousands of mourners dressed in black gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for the funeral of Egypt's Orthodox Christian Pope Shenouda, who spent his final years trying to comfort a community disturbed by the rise of political Islam. Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori

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Egyptian Christians hold posters of Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years at a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, during his funeral at Mar Morqos, or St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

Updated on Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

Egyptian Christians hold posters of Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years at a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, during his funeral at Mar Morqos, or St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

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Pallbearers carry the coffin of Coptic Pope Shenuda III out of Saint Mark's cathedral during his funeral service in Cairo's al-Abbassiya district before heading to the final resting place in the 4th century Bishoy monastery in Beheira province. The late pope died on March 17 at the age of 88 after a long battle with illness leaving behind a community increasingly anxious about the rise of Islamism and political uncertainty. AFP Photo/Mohammed Hossam

Updated on Mar 20, 2012 06:59 pm IST

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Coptic Pope Shenuda III out of Saint Mark's cathedral during his funeral service in Cairo's al-Abbassiya district before heading to the final resting place in the 4th century Bishoy monastery in Beheira province. The late pope died on March 17 at the age of 88 after a long battle with illness leaving behind a community increasingly anxious about the rise of Islamism and political uncertainty. AFP Photo/Mohammed Hossam

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