A Vatican court is expected to judge the woman who launched a Christmas Eve assault on Pope Benedict XVI “within a few weeks”. The 25-year-old woman identified as Susanna Maiolo leapt over a security barrier and knocked the pope to the ground at midnight mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica. New amateur footage of the attack has just been released.

The Vatican is said to be reviewing its security after Pope Benedict was attacked as he was beginning mass on Christmas eve.

According to the Vatican, Pope Benedict as taken by surprise when a woman jumped a barrier. Video shows the Pontiff falling to the ground.

Pope Benedict is 82 and was uninjured.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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