Pope Francis escaped death on Sunday.
The pontiff arrived late for his weekly address in St. Peter’s Square on
Sunday explaining that he had been stuck in an elevator in the Vatican for 25
minutes and had to be freed by firefighters.
“I have to beg your pardon,” the smiling pontiff said as he started the
address about 10 minutes late.
He then explained that there had been an electrical power problem in the
Vatican and that he had been stuck in the elevator until freed by Vatican fire
officers.