June 6
Vatican City - A man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience Wednesday.

The man, a 27-year-old German whose name was not released. He appeared to have vaulted himself up and over the barricade from the second or third row back. He got as far as the back of the jeep, holding onto it for a few seconds, before being wrestled to the ground.

The pope didn't even look back. The jeep kept moving, and Benedict kept waving, then proceeded with the audience as if nothing had happened.

When the pope uses the popemobile in St. Peter's, it is usually uncovered; when he travels overseas or outside the Vatican, he usually uses one outfitted with bulletproof glass.
The pope is protected by a combination of Swiss Guards.

From his perch on the jeep, the pope waves and blesses the crowd, and occasionally will bless a baby handed up to him by a security guard. The jeep, though, never stops, with security officials walking or jogging alongside the whole way.

Benedict's predecessor, Pope John Paul II, was shot and seriously wounded in the abdomen on May 13, 1981, in St. Peter's Square by a Turkish man who was caught and served his sentence in Italy before being transferred to Turkey. He was released from prison in early 2006.

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maybe he thought it was david beckham? just wanted a hand shake

that's a quick way to get commited for life....

Haha I saw the pictures on Foxnews of the man in pank flying through the air towards the pope-mobile! Too Classic!

Geez. What a idiot. And the Pope never noticed.

people were always molesting Jesus he never seemed to mind.

I wonder what he wanted to do if he successfully reached the pope. Maybe he wanted a closeup and personal blessing or maybe it was a stint to get on tv.

Well, duh... The pope has laser eyes. As if fanatic people would scare him

I'm not religious but i actually liked the last pope, this guy "ehhh not so much".

'Least he was on Star Wars~

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I dont know why the popemobile have to be glass against guns,isn't the Pope protected by God?? then why the Pope have to be protected by glass? where is the faith from the Pope??
If the guy killed the Pope I would be happy,I dont like this Bento XXI.

Lmfao!!