Munich (dpa / lby) - Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on the occasion of the funeral ceremonies for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. mourning flags ordered in Rome on Thursday. The State Chancellery announced that it applies to all state offices in the Free State on Thursday. Municipalities, counties and districts as well as other corporations, institutions and foundations under public law asked Söder to proceed in the same way.
Söder takes part in the requiem on St. Peter's Square with a large delegation from Bavaria. There are representatives from politics, church and society from the entire Free State, but also representatives of Bavarian customs such as the mountain riflemen.
