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| Antonin Scalia death: Funeral Mass for US Justice | Antonin Scalia death: Funeral Mass for US Justice |
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| A funeral Mass has been held in Washington for US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last weekend at the age of 79. | |
| Thousands attended the service, which was held in the largest Catholic church in the United States. | Thousands attended the service, which was held in the largest Catholic church in the United States. |
| Mr Scalia's coffin had earlier lain in the Supreme Court with President Barack Obama among those paying respects. | Mr Scalia's coffin had earlier lain in the Supreme Court with President Barack Obama among those paying respects. |
| The death of Mr Scalia, who was seen as a hero by the US right, has sparked a political row over his successor. | The death of Mr Scalia, who was seen as a hero by the US right, has sparked a political row over his successor. |
| How death reshapes key cases | How death reshapes key cases |
| The crisis of US governability | The crisis of US governability |
| Scalia in his own words | Scalia in his own words |
| Private burial | Private burial |
| Thousands of mourners filled the vast Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday. | Thousands of mourners filled the vast Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday. |
| One of Mr Scalia's nine children, the Reverend Paul Scalia, led the Mass, ahead of a private burial. | |
| Mr Scalia, who serves the diocese of Arlington, Virginia, said: "We are gathered here because of one man. A man known personally to many of us, known only by reputation to even more, a man loved by many, scorned by others, a man known for great controversy, and for great compassion." | |
| But he then added: "That man, of course, is Jesus of Nazareth." | But he then added: "That man, of course, is Jesus of Nazareth." |
| It was because of Jesus that "in confidence we commend Antonin Scalia to the mercy of God". | It was because of Jesus that "in confidence we commend Antonin Scalia to the mercy of God". |
| The country's eight remaining Supreme Court justices attended the service. | The country's eight remaining Supreme Court justices attended the service. |
| One of them, Clarence Thomas, offered a Bible reading. | One of them, Clarence Thomas, offered a Bible reading. |
| The BBC's Washington correspondent Gary O'Donoghue says those in the basilica were commemorating the life of a man seen as a hero by the religious and political right. | The BBC's Washington correspondent Gary O'Donoghue says those in the basilica were commemorating the life of a man seen as a hero by the religious and political right. |
| But, he says, even before Mr Scalia has been laid to rest, the political battle lines over his successor have already been drawn, with a Republican-controlled Senate threatening to block any nomination the president puts forward. | But, he says, even before Mr Scalia has been laid to rest, the political battle lines over his successor have already been drawn, with a Republican-controlled Senate threatening to block any nomination the president puts forward. |
| The Supreme Court says more than 6,000 visitors viewed the casket in the Great Hall on Friday. | The Supreme Court says more than 6,000 visitors viewed the casket in the Great Hall on Friday. |
| President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among those paying their respects at the flag-draped coffin, but were not at the funeral. | President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among those paying their respects at the flag-draped coffin, but were not at the funeral. |
| Vice-President Joe Biden was at the Mass - he has a close personal relationship with the Scalia family - as was Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz. | |
| White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Mr Obama's attendance could have created security issues. | White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Mr Obama's attendance could have created security issues. |
| Mr Cruz has been among those demanding there be no nomination of a successor until after the November presidential election. | Mr Cruz has been among those demanding there be no nomination of a successor until after the November presidential election. |
| Mr Obama has insisted he will go through with the nomination. | Mr Obama has insisted he will go through with the nomination. |
| Mr Scalia's death leaves the Supreme Court evenly divided between liberal and conservative justices ahead of crucial cases on abortion, voting rights and immigration. | Mr Scalia's death leaves the Supreme Court evenly divided between liberal and conservative justices ahead of crucial cases on abortion, voting rights and immigration. |
| According to the constitution, the president nominates justices to the court and the Senate uses its "advice and consent" powers to confirm or reject that person. | According to the constitution, the president nominates justices to the court and the Senate uses its "advice and consent" powers to confirm or reject that person. |
| Mr Scalia died unexpectedly while visiting a remote Texas ranch last Saturday. | |
| He had a history of heart trouble and high blood pressure. US authorities said there had been no foul play. | He had a history of heart trouble and high blood pressure. US authorities said there had been no foul play. |