Some blessings go well…

Msgr. Georg Ganswein, the pope's personal secretary, presents a child for Pope Benedict XVI to bless as the pontiff leaves after celebrating Mass outside the Sanctuary of the Holy House in Loreto, Italy, Oct. 4. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

 

Some, not so much…

Msgr. Georg Ganswein, the pope's personal secretary, carries a child for Pope Benedict XVI to bless as the pontiff leaves after celebrating Mass outside the Sanctuary of the Holy House in Loreto, Italy, Oct. 4. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)