Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan blesses the casket of Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini during his funeral Mass at the cathedral in Milan Sept. 3. Cardinal Martini, a renowned biblical scholar, died Aug. 31 at the Jesuit retirement center near Milan after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. (CNS photo/Paolo Bona, Reuters) (Sept. 4, 2012) See MARTINI-FUNERAL Sept. 4, 2012.