VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI (R) gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
Pope Benedict XVI uses a handkerchief, during Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. A Vatican spokesman said a woman jumped barriers and knocked down the pontiff as he was arriving for the mass but the 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
Pope Benedict XVI, right, greets the faithful as he leaves after celebrating Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. A Vatican spokesman said a woman jumped barriers and knocked down the pontiff as he was arriving for the mass but the 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt.
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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries. 
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI (R) gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
Pope Benedict XVI uses a handkerchief, during Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. A Vatican spokesman said a woman jumped barriers and knocked down the pontiff as he was arriving for the mass but the 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas Night Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are scheduled to be televised in an estimated 73 countries.
Pope Benedict XVI, right, greets the faithful as he leaves after celebrating Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. A Vatican spokesman said a woman jumped barriers and knocked down the pontiff as he was arriving for the mass but the 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt.
