Pope's security faces Capitol test after parade incident
Source: AP
By NICOLE WINFIELD and ALICIA A. CALDWELL
WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive security apparatus protecting Pope Francis on his trip to the United States will be tested further Thursday, a day after a 5-year-old California girl made her way through a security barrier and onto his parade route.
Sophie Cruz of suburban Los Angeles initially shied away as a pair of security officials approached her before she was encouraged to approach the vehicle by Francis himself. Then she was quickly whisked to Francis' modified, open-air Jeep popemobile, where the pope did what this pope so often does: He gave her a hug and kiss.
Such an encounter is routine for Francis, well known for freely wading into crowds, kissing and blessing hoisted children and eagerly accepting gifts from well-wishing strangers. But during his trip to the United States, Francis is surrounded by a phalanx of security that include suit-clad Vatican security officers and Secret Service agents, uniformed federal agents and local police keeping most onlookers at a distance.
Those guardians will all be accompanying Francis when he comes to Capitol Hill on Thursday.
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Sophie Cruz, 5, of suburban Los Angeles reaches to give Pope Francis a letter and t-shirt during a parade in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. The massive security apparatus protecting Pope Francis on his historic, six-day trip to the U.S. got its first test Wednesday as the 5-year-old girl with a gift for the pontiff made her way through a security barrier and onto his parade route. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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This Presbyterian thinks Pope Francis is changing the world for the better.
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