Dignitaries Pay Respects

U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush stand behind King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola, kneeling, during the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II, at St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005. Dignitaries from around the world came to pay their respects, including four queens, five kings and more than 70 presidents and prime ministers.

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, second left, shakes hands with an unidentified bishop during the funeral for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 8, 2005. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former U.S. President Bill Clinton stand at rear.

U.S. President George Bush looks on as French President Jacques Chirac kisses the hand of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, while former U.S. President Bill Clinton, second from top right, looks the other way, after the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005. First Lady Laura Bush looks on. At bottom left is King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia, wearing a black hat; at top left is U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. In background behind President Bush is Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qureia.

Iran's President Mohammad Khatami, second from right midground with dark glasses, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, nearest coffin at midground left, look on with other heads of state and government and political representatives as the coffin containing the body of Pope John Paul II is carried away from St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, after the funeral Mass Friday, April 8, 2005.

U.S. President George W. Bush, left center, and first lady Laura Bush, left, greet U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, center right, and his wife, Ann, center, at Pope John Paul II's funeral in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

International clergy, along with world leaders and millions of mourners, attend the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Rabbi Shear-Yishuv Cohen, Chief Rabbi of Haifa, in black tie at center, sits with unidentified leaders of the Italian Jewish community at the funeral for Pope John Paul II, in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Britan's Prince Charles, second right, walks with Michael Howard, second left, and Charles Kennedy, third right, as they arrive to attend the funeral for Pope John Paul II, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, left, is greeted by a bishop at Pope John Paul II's funeral, held at St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski, right, and his wife, Jolanta, sit with Italian President Carlo Ciampi, left, and his wife, Franca, at Pope John Paul II's funeral in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, rear left, speaks with his Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, rear center, during the funeral for Pope John Paul II, in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, center right, attends the funeral for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, center, and his wife, Cherie, center right, greet other dignitaries at Pope John Paul II's funeral in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Mexican President Vicente Fox and his wife, Marta, attend Pope John Paul II's funeral in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and his wife, Mariza, are welcomed by a bishop, at Pope John Paul II's funeral in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, second from left, and Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen, left, are greeted by Taiwan's ambassador to the Vatican, Tu Fan-sheng, second right, as they arrive at Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport to attend Pope John Paul II's funeral, April 8, 2005, in Rome. The Chinese government has refused to send an envoy to the funeral because of the Vatican's diplomatic relations with rival Taiwan, while Taiwan has been wary that the new pope may switch diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing.

U.S. first lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush, his father, former President George H.W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, from left, pay their respects to the late Pope John Paul II, lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, April 6, 2005. President Bush is the first U.S. president to attend the funeral of a pope.

U.S. President George W. Bush, center, and his father, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, are framed by a Swiss army guard as they pay their respects to the body of late Pope John Paul II, lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, April 6, 2005.

U.S. President George W. Bush, his wife Laura, his father, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, from left, kneel by the body of late Pope John Paul II, lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, April 6, 2005.

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, second from right, and his wife, Franca, right, greet former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, former President Clinton, and President George W. Bush, from left, at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome, April 7, 2005.