Wondering what the Eastern Rites' part in the Pope's funeral was?

Via Fr. Tucker over at the Dappled Things blog, here's a link to another blog by a fellow very knowledgable about both the Western and Eastern Rite Catholic/Orthodox practices and beliefs.

I must say, the Eastern Rites' contribution to the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II was a blessed surprise, I was grateful to see that our Holy Father's forceful belief regarding the "two lungs" of the Church, the East and the West, was being honored so publicly. Of course, the media got it all wrong, and managed to be as distracting as possible with their ignorant prattle during the ceremony. Here's the REAL scoop on what was done and said:

Russian Choir and the Panikhida at the Pope's Funeral