A woman 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. There's your lump of coal this year!
The 82-year-old pope "quickly got up and was unhurt", said a Vatican spokesman. Old people have lesser spills and end up with broken hips or worse, and we're supposed to believe that he's fine? Let's take a look at His Healthiness' medical records:
• In September 1991, Ratzinger suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, which slightly impaired his eyesight temporarily. This was known to the Conclave that elected him Pope.
• In August 1992, on a vacation in the Alps, he fell and struck his head against a radiator.
• In May 2005, the Vatican revealed that he had subsequently suffered another mild stroke; it did not reveal when, other than that it had occurred between 2003 and 2005.
•France's Philippe Cardinal Barbarin further revealed that since the first stroke, Ratzinger had been suffering from a heart condition as a result of his age, and is currently on medication.
• In late November 2006, an unconfirmed rumor emerged that Pope Benedict had undergone an operation in preparation for an eventual bypass operation, and that the bronchitis suffered by the Pope has put undue pressure on the Pope's heart.
• On Friday July 17, 2009 Benedict was hospitalized after falling and breaking his right wrist while on vacation in the Alps. His injuries were reported to be minor.
Yeah, he's just fine after that tumble.
Footage aired on Italy's RAI state TV showed a woman dressed in a red jumper vaulting over the wooden barriers and rushing the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards. The commotion occurred as the pope's procession was making its way toward the main altar, which came to a halt as security rushed to the trouble spot.
The spokeman added that the woman who pushed the pope appeared to be mentally unstable. Sure, she's the crazy one, not an old man in an ornate costume about to tell fables about an immaculate conception. Thehero woman had been arrested by Vatican police, but also scored extra points for knocking down Cardinal Roger Etchegaray. After the incident, Benedict, (finally) flanked by tense bodyguards, resumed his walk to the basilica's main altar to start the Mass. He did appear somewhat shaken and leaned heavily on aides and an armrest as he sat down in his chair. Yes, that's called a concussion. Benedict made no reference to the incident as the service started.
It was the second year in a row there was a security breach at the service. At the end of last year's Mass a woman who had jumped the barriers got close to the pope but was quickly blocked on the ground by security. This year, they were off their mark. The spokesman said it was not immediately known if the same woman was behind this incident, but it goes to show how incompetent church officials are as leaders if that woman from last year was free and she wasn't being monitored. Though it won't be shown to be the case, it's pathetic and desperate to make the suggestion it was a repeat attacker.
The 82-year-old pope "quickly got up and was unhurt", said a Vatican spokesman. Old people have lesser spills and end up with broken hips or worse, and we're supposed to believe that he's fine? Let's take a look at His Healthiness' medical records:• In September 1991, Ratzinger suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, which slightly impaired his eyesight temporarily. This was known to the Conclave that elected him Pope.
• In August 1992, on a vacation in the Alps, he fell and struck his head against a radiator.
• In May 2005, the Vatican revealed that he had subsequently suffered another mild stroke; it did not reveal when, other than that it had occurred between 2003 and 2005.
•France's Philippe Cardinal Barbarin further revealed that since the first stroke, Ratzinger had been suffering from a heart condition as a result of his age, and is currently on medication.
• In late November 2006, an unconfirmed rumor emerged that Pope Benedict had undergone an operation in preparation for an eventual bypass operation, and that the bronchitis suffered by the Pope has put undue pressure on the Pope's heart.
• On Friday July 17, 2009 Benedict was hospitalized after falling and breaking his right wrist while on vacation in the Alps. His injuries were reported to be minor.
Yeah, he's just fine after that tumble.
Footage aired on Italy's RAI state TV showed a woman dressed in a red jumper vaulting over the wooden barriers and rushing the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards. The commotion occurred as the pope's procession was making its way toward the main altar, which came to a halt as security rushed to the trouble spot.
The spokeman added that the woman who pushed the pope appeared to be mentally unstable. Sure, she's the crazy one, not an old man in an ornate costume about to tell fables about an immaculate conception. The
It was the second year in a row there was a security breach at the service. At the end of last year's Mass a woman who had jumped the barriers got close to the pope but was quickly blocked on the ground by security. This year, they were off their mark. The spokesman said it was not immediately known if the same woman was behind this incident, but it goes to show how incompetent church officials are as leaders if that woman from last year was free and she wasn't being monitored. Though it won't be shown to be the case, it's pathetic and desperate to make the suggestion it was a repeat attacker.
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