教宗方濟各抵巴西受到熱烈歡迎

Tens of thousands of cheering faithful greeted Pope Francis Monday on his arrival in Brazil, mobbing a motorcade carrying the pontiff into central Rio de Janeiro at the start of a weeklong visit.

Video showed security officers struggling at several points to push back the joyous crowds, while the pope rolled down the window of his car to touch those who reached inside. One woman handed the 76-year-old pope an infant, whom he kissed before handing back.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and a host of dignitaries met the Argentine-born Francis -- the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio -- as he stepped off a commercial airliner to begin his visit.

Later, anti-government protesters clashed with police outside the palace holding the official papal welcoming ceremony. Reports from the scene said crowd anger appeared directed at Brazilian leaders, not at the pontiff.教宗方濟各星期一抵達巴西，受到數萬信衆的歡呼致意。在教宗車隊開進里約熱內盧市中心的沿途，人們蜂擁而至。教宗開始對巴西進行爲期一週的訪問。

錄像畫面顯示，安全官員在幾處地點奮力將興高采烈的民衆往後推。教宗則搖下車窗，觸摸那些把手伸進車窗的人們。一名婦女遞給76歲的教宗一名嬰兒，教宗親吻了嬰孩之後，把孩子送還。

教宗方濟各走出一架商業班機，開始對巴西的訪問時，巴西總統羅塞夫和衆多名流政要在機場迎接了這位阿根廷出生的前主教。
後來，反政府示威者與舉行歡迎教宗儀式的瓜納巴拉宮外面的警察發生衝突。來自現場的報道說，看來人們的憤怒情緒是針對巴西領導人，而並非針對教宗。