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 | Chinese pray at a memorial mass for Pope John Paul II at a government approved Catholic church in Beijing Tuesday April 5, 2005. As Chinese Catholics mourned the death of Pope John Paul II, the country's state-sanctioned church expressed hope that his successor would try to end a half-century-old break between Beijing and Rome, but criticized the Vatican's diplomatic ties with rival Taiwan. China permits worship only in official churches which do not recognize the authority of the Pope, and has jailed many who refused to sever ties with him. click to open  |  | Chinese pray at a a memorial mass for Pope John Paul II at a government approved Catholic church in Beijing Tuesday April 5, 2005. As Chinese Catholics mourned the death of Pope John Paul II, the country's state-sanctioned church expressed hope that his successor would try to end a half-century-old break between Beijing and Rome, but criticized the Vatican's diplomatic ties with rival Taiwan. China permits worship only in official churches which do not recognise the authority of the Pope, and has jailed many who refused to sever ties with him. click to open |  | Chinese pray at a memorial mass for Pope John Paul II at a government approved Catholic church in Beijing Tuesday April 5, 2005. As Chinese Catholics mourned the death of Pope John Paul II, the country's state-sanctioned church expressed hope that his successor would try to end a half-century-old break between Beijing and Rome, but criticized the Vatican's diplomatic ties with rival Taiwan. China permits worship only in official churches which do not recognize the authority of the Pope, and has jailed many who refused to sever ties with him. click to open |  | Chinese Catholics listen as Pope John Paul II's life is chronicled during a memorial mass at a government approved Catholic church in Beijing Tuesday April 5, 2005. As Chinese Catholics mourned the death of Pope John Paul II, the country's state-sanctioned church expressed hope that his successor would try to end a half-century-old break between Beijing and Rome, but criticized the Vatican's diplomatic ties with rival Taiwan. China permits worship only in official churches which do not recognize the authority of the Pope, and has jailed many who refused to sever ties with him. click to open |  | Devotees receive Holy Communion during a Sunday mass at the Sacred Heart's Cathedral in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 3, 2005. From political leaders to earthquake survivors, Asia mourned Pope John Paul II on Sunday, recalling a man committed to peace and reconciliation click to open |  | Two young boys light candles during church services, Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Medan, Indonesia. From political leaders to earthquake survivors, Asia mourned Pope John Paul II on Sunday, recalling a man committed to peace and reconciliation click to open |  | A woman prays at an altar during church services, Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Medan, Indonesia. From political leaders to earthquake survivors, Asia mourned Pope John Paul II on Sunday, recalling a man committed to peace and reconciliation click to open |  | Bombay Cardinal Ivan Dias blesses devotees after a prayer meeting at the 100-year-old Holy Name Cathedral in Bombay, India, Sunday, April 3, 2005. click to open |  | A portrait of Pope John Paul II hangs on a lamppost outside a church in Bangalore, India, Sunday, April 3, 2005. From political leaders to earthquake survivors, Asia mourned Pope John Paul II on Sunday, recalling a man committed to peace and reconciliation click to open |  | Philippine Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales, right, says mass for the late Pope John Paul II at Manila's Cathedral Sunday, April 3, 2005. From political leaders to earthquake survivors, Asia mourned Pope Paul II on Sunday, recalling a man committed to peace and reconciliation who was never able to fulfill his dreams of visiting communist China and Vietnam. click to open |
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