This is nothing short of comical:
The crowd gathered in the palace courtyard was surprised to see the Pope return to his window several moments after leaving after greeting pilgrims in several languages.
‘I ask for your forgiveness, but I have forgotten the most important greeting, the greeting to the pilgrims in the Italian language,’ he told them.
He went back inside the palace, only to return again shortly.
‘Today, I have forgotten the most important things. One can see that I am already in Cologne. I omitted the most important thing: the benediction,’ he said while smiling before giving his blessing.
You ever walk into a room, do something, walk out and remember what you were really in there for?
Sounds like Pope Benedict had one of those moments! Heh!
I like stories like these. They’re lighthearted, and they don’t make the pope look like an museum piece. A great prelude to World Youth Day if you ask me!