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There are many countries that are smaller than a single district in Kerala.
Some churches under the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese refuse to conduct Synod-approved Mass.
This decision by the Pope was announced by the Major Archbishop Cardinal Mar Baselios Cleemis here.
A Vatican communication said that the Christian style should be reflective, not reactive, on social media.
The decree, understandably, allows the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese to sell two of its properties as restitution for earlier losses.
At the end of the funeral in St. Peter's Square, some people shouted in Italian "Santo Subito!" (Make him a saint now!). It was the same phrase used at the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005, although by many more people then.
St Mary's Malankara Catholic Church in Alappuzha was constructed with financial help from Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the pre-papal name.
The Vatican said his body would lie in state from Monday in St Peter's Basilica. Pope Francis will preside over the funeral, which will take place in the huge square in front of the basilica.
Benedict, the first German pope in 1,000 years, had good relations with his successor, Pope Francis, but his continued presence inside the Vatican after he stepped down in 2013 further polarised the Church ideologically.
The Vatican statement said Benedict was receiving constant medical attention and his condition was under control.