Former Pope Benedict's tribute read at elder brother's funeral

The coffin of Georg Ratzinger, brother of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, is pictured during a requiem at the cathedral of in Regensburg, Germany July 8, 2020. Uwe Moosburger/Bistum Regensburg/Handout via REUTERS

REGENSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - A tribute from former Pope Benedict XVI was read out on Wednesday at the funeral of his elder brother Georg Ratzinger, a priest and choirmaster, who died last week aged 96.

Benedict's long-serving private secretary Archbishop Georg Gaenswein choked back tears as he read the tribute, which recalled Ratzinger's dedication to leading the famed cathedral choir in Regensburg, southern Germany, for 30 years.