Commotion at St. Peter's Basilica Involving Pope Benedict XVI, Woman Jumps Barriers, Knocks Him Down

BREAKING:  Commotion involving Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica as he walked down the main aisle to begin the tradition Christmas Eve Mass. 

A woman, who has been characterized as mentally unstable, jumped the barriers in the Basilica and knocked down the Pope as he walked down the main aisle .

Footage aired on Italy's RAI state TV shows the woman, dressed in a red jumper, vaulting over the wooden barriers and rushing the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards.