John Paul II's funeral was attended by 150 heads of state. President Chen was seated in a prominent position, the fourth on the first row in the area reserved for heads of state, between Cameroon president Paul Biya and his wife and Brazilian president Lula da Silva and his wife.
教宗的追思彌撒儀式，共有 150 位國家元首出席，陳水扁總統坐在元首區第 1 排第 4 位，與非洲喀麥隆總統畢亞伉儷、巴西總統魯拉伉儷比鄰而坐，相當醒目。