Vatican - A woman in a red hooded sweat shirt leaped over a wooden barrier, grabbed Pope Benedict XVI's vestments and pulled him down as he was making his way to the altar in St. Peter's Basilica to celebrate Christmas Eve Mass. The Pope lost his miter and staff as he fell. Cardinal Roger Etchegaray was also knocked down during the incident and was taken to a hospital for a check up. The Pope resumed his walk to the altar and began the mass.
He made no reference to the attack and in his homily he urged the world to "wake up" from selfishness and petty affairs, and find time for God and spiritual matters. "Conflict and lack of reconciliation in the world stem from the fact that we are locked into our own interests and opinions, into our own little private world."
Following the assault, Vatican spokesman Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the woman appeared to be mentally unstable and had been taken into custody by Vatican police.
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