Watch as Pope Francis meets his “mini-me” as Carnival kicks off in Italy.
Associated Press reports that: “Daniele De Sanctis, 19 months, made a star turn Wednesday as he showed off this year’s must-have Carnival costume at the pope’s general audience: white cassock and cape, white skullcap and even a miniature pectoral cross.”
Daniele wailed as he was hoisted up to receive a papal kiss as Francis drove by. But he seemed perfectly happy romping through the closed-off sections of St. Peter’s Square, with his papal outfit getting him VIP treatment from the Swiss Guards.
His mother, Paola Ciabattini, said one of Daniele’s grandmothers had made the costume, inspired after the boy used a hand towel as a cape after washing his hands.
Ciabattini told The Associated Press. “It was a gesture of love toward the Holy Father. We certainly didn’t intend to make fun of him or the church in any way.”
You can watch the encounter, below, courtesy of MSNBC:
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