I was deeply moved by the news story of Mario Ponzi, published in the English edition the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano , on visit of Benedict XVI children from Gemelli Polyclinic last January 5 (see the video ) . Under the title " caress Benedetta The " narrates the emotional meeting with the pontiff girl a year to which parents abandoned at birth because they had disfigured face. Before her the Pope has words and gestures exciting, "Then Benedict XVI enters the room number 22, where Benedetta . He was born a year ago with a serious brain malformation . His parents, seeing her thus born disfigured the left and fled the hospital. Nurses Benedetta hosted service, he was given this name. The care as if the daughter of each of them. The fill of love. " is a miracle that it is still alive " says Claudia, but could be Santina, or Mary or any of the many moms Benedetta. Pope was moved to hear the story of Benedetta. The long strokes, with tenderness. Making the sign of the cross on his forehead and then whispers: "You will be blessed for ever" . Words addressed by Pope to Benedetta girl a year of life, passed entirely on his hospital bed, "while gently caressing his disfigured face . The bishops accompanying the Gemelli visit leaning over the cradle, looks amazed, full of compassion. And an entourage personality murmurs, shocked, " This is the face of the suffering Christ ." The Pope's private secretary pauses for a moment before the cradle, still stroking the inert hands while repeating: "You're beautiful, Benedetta, you're beautiful" and almost unable to leave. Room 22, the pediatric service, fifth floor of Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic university. Here we have written perhaps one of the most beautiful and moving pages of the Christmas holidays. "
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