He should have taken the outstretched hand of Msgr Marini on both occasions. www.youtube.com/watch
He recovers well all the same for a man of his age.
Eeem, he has fallen a few times, i guess the lord really does want the clown to bend his knee!
Although we obviously can’t see through the altar, it would seem that the chair the Pope was sitting on was situated on a platform that was up 2 steps from the altar. As he was coming down from the platform where the chair was on he stumbled off that platform and past the first step onto ground level. Had it not been for the man to his right, Francis would have clearly fallen to the floor which would likely have resulted in an injury.
Basically, he stumbled as he appeared to lose his balance after he stood up from the first platform where the chair was located. He then stumbled/slid past the second step and ultimately landed on the same 'ground floor' where the altar and the rest of the priests were gathered.
This would not have been the 1st time. www.youtube.com/watch.”
