Pope Knocked Down At Midnight Mass

A female attendee jumped the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday. The 82-year-old Pope quickly got up and was unhurt, said a Vatican spokesman.

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