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Pope Francis Scolds Person Who Knocked Him Down

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Broke from his normal smile to reprimand aggressive attendee.

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While visiting with locals at a Jose Maria Morales stadium in Morella, Mexico, on Wednesday, Pope Francis broke from his characteristic smile to scold an attendee who'd pulled him down into a man seated in a wheelchair. Shortly after the tense incident, a loudspeaker announced to the crowd: "We are asking you to be careful. Please contain yourself. Pope Francis wants to greet us, but if we pile up, it will be difficult to do so."

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