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Shouting man interrupts papal audience, taken away by police

Members of the gendarmerie escort a man out during Pope Francis' weekly general audience at the Vatican, February 2, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A man interrupted Pope Francis' general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, shouting "This is not the Church of God!" in English and waving a medical mask he had removed from his face before being taken away by police, a Reuters witness said.

The man, who was also heard shouting the word "mask", was sitting alone in the back of the audience hall, away from the section where most of the people were seated.

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