18 JAN

Popemobile grinds to a halt as Pontiff aids fallen police woman (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Pope Francis broke protocol when he ordered his so-called ‘popemobile’ to a halt so that he could assist a mounted policewoman thrown from her horse.

The cop was toppled while escorting the pontiff as he waved to crowds in the city of Iquique, northern Chile.

Break in protocol — Pope Francis stops the popemobile to attend to a policewoman who was thrown off her horse as he passed behind her in Iquique, Chile pic.twitter.com/eSU41Cw5By

— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 18, 2018

The pope reportedly waited by the stricken policewoman’s side for several minutes until an ambulance arrived.

Pope Francis has been busy on his first official visit to Chile. While flying to Iquique, the pontiff performed his first ever airborne wedding in which two flight attendants tied the knot.

The trip has not been without controversy, however, with many Chileans voicing disapproval at the pope’s decision to appoint a bishop who is accused of being involved in a sex abuse cover-up as the head of a diocese.

The pope was also hit with a towel as he greeted crowds from the popemobile on his way to an open-air Mass in Chile’s capital, Santiago.

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