Pope Humor: Pope Francis blesses baby dressed as pope during Philadelphia papal parade

The Holy Father laughed and called for security to bring forward the infant.

During his Philadelphia papal parade, Pope Francis laughed when he spotted a baby dressed like him -even wearing the mitre. The baby's mother had attempted to ensure her daughter stood out among the large crowd and she succeeded. 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (Catholic Online) - Daily Mail reported Pope Francis having kissed and blessed several people, children and babies during his first U.S. visit with most presented to him along parade routes. However, Pope Francis was joyously surprised to see baby Quinn during his parade in Philadelphia. 

His Holiness spotted the infant dressed in full papal garb, complete with the mitre, as he make his way around Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 
Her mother, Dana Madden, admitted she had dressed her daughter with the white robe and small replica of the mitre to make her stand out in the crowd of thousands who came to glimpse of the pope. The plan worked, as Pope Francis singled out the baby after a burst of laughter. He urged a member of his security detail to tell the parents he wanted to bless the baby. 
Little Quinn was taken by the security to the Popemobile and was presented to the pontiff. Pope Francis leaned down, blessed the baby and kissed her on the cheek. He then leaned on the security member and whispered something in his ear before returning the baby to be delivered back safely to her mother. 
"He says you have a great sense of humor," said the security member as he handed Quinn to her parents. Delighted with the experience of their child, Mrs. Madden shared the video captured by her husband, Daniel, featuring the moment they never could have anticipated. 
"Can't believe Quinn met the Pope. Truly an amazing experience! We love you Pope Francis!" she wrote on her Facebook wall. "We couldn't believe that we were able to make him laugh. What an amazing experience."
Pope Francis' great heart has been proven again and again as he has been noted to bless children first, even if it meant he had to breach security measures.

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