[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.

[don-o]

Insanity or demon possession? You decide.

[Brytani]

Benedict will forgive her, as Pope John Paul forgave his would-be assassian.

[livius]

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.

Is "she" actually a "he," I wonder?

[don-o]

We’re off to Mass to pray for the Holy Father as well as celebrate the Nativity of our Lord.