For a Pope often seen as calm and collected, the look on his face after a mishap at a Mexican stadium came as a stunner.
The Pope was greeting a crowd in the city of Morelia on Tuesday when someone apparently grabbed him by the hand and wouldn't let go.
The worshiper ended up pulling the Pope down onto a young man in a wheelchair.
Francis regained his balance with the help of a security guard. But his normally smiling face morphed into a look of anger as he apparently yelled at the person in the crowd.
Shortly afterward, an announcement came on the stadium's speakers:
"We are asking you to be careful," the announcer said. "Please contain yourself. Pope Francis wants to greet us, but if we pile up, it will be difficult to do so."
He's known for interacting closely with worshipers -- for example, opting for a car with an open top instead of the traditional bulletproof "Popemobile."
CNN
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