[Sub-Driver]

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[the OlLine Rebel]

By the simple headline I was hoping this was just an accident, and not malice. Wrong again.

[LibFreeOrDie]

Video of today’s incident. The camera was not on the Pope, so you do not see the actual attack, but you do see the reaction of the guards and the audience. The procession was halted for a few seconds. Then applause when the Pope recovers and continues toward the altar...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGqoKeB1W2s

[presently no screen name]

And the Pope said... Get thee behind me satan!

[Biggirl]

God Bless Pope Benedict the 16th and Lord God, PLEASE KEEP HIM SAFE!

[GinaLolaB]

Thank God the pope is a manly-man. He will not this deter him from being close to the people.

[GinaLolaB]

Thank God the pope is a manly-man. He will not this deter him from being close to the people.

[NYer]

The Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt.

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[samiam1972]

I’m so glad he’s okay! This could have been so much worse.

[pillut48]

I’m not Catholic, but there’s no sense to this sort of thing. Where were his bodyguards/security??

Prayers going up for his safety, and for the woman-the report says she is ‘mentally unstable’—Cindy Sheehan? Code Pinko type??

[traumer]

WTF ??

[Revolting cat!]

If I were the Pope I’d carry the heat.

[B-Chan]

The Enemy knows very well who his greatest opponents are.

God bless our Pope.

[Brytani]

Dear Lord, please protect Pope Benedict.

[Cicero]

I’ve googled around a bit, and the story seems to be that it was a crazy woman who tried to bite the pope in the neck.

Here’s one comment from a blog, which may or may not be accurate:

Anna Arco carries the story of a woman who is a Italian residing in Switzerland where she is in psychiatric care. The woman was apparently motivated by the reports in which the Pope’s Christmas message had been interpreted as a direct attack on homosexuals and transsexuals. She is now in police custody. It is unclear whether she will be returned to Switzerland.

[GCC Catholic]

Just got back to my computer after the Mass. From what we heard here, the woman was Spanish. When she jumped the fence, she grabbed the Pope's chasuble, pulling him into a French cardinal, who was also knocked down, and who was taken to the hospital.

A note to whoever mentioned the Swiss Guards: they don't walk alongside the Pope in procession.

All I knew from where I was (behind the altar in the choir) was that something was amiss, because we heard the gasp/scream that suggested something bad had happened. When the Pope and other bishops came in, we assumed everything was alright.

Interesting times...

[Red in Blue PA]

the woman appeared to be mentally unstable=Obama voter

[dfwgator]

Where were the Swiss Guards?

[Brytani]

New (I think) video of the attack on Pope Benedict and the still unnamed Cardinal.

I apologize that it is on MSNBC and you have to sit through a short but obnoxious Bank of America Commercial

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34589068#34589068

[NightOfTheLivingDems]

An educated guess tells me she’s a marxist Euro street pig.

[thefactor]

i'm late here but just wanted to say that the security guard was on her amazingly fast. good for him. she was lucky she got that little bit of the pope.

as opposed to the SS agents who let some kook throw TWO shoes at Bush. disgraceful. and i'm a big fan of the SS. i have worked with them and they are usually spot on.