Pope knocked down by woman at Christmas Mass (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI is assisted to his seat during Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down the pontiff as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday, a Vatican spokesman said. The Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - 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 on Thursday.

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