See What The Pope Was Caught Doing Outside The Vatican - Photos/Video

Pope Francis made a scene for an unusual reason on Thursday, September 3, when he slipped out of the Vatican to visit an optician.
Pope Francis left the Vatican for an unusual reason.

Usually, the optician delivers new glasses to the residence of the leader of all Catholics, but this time, Pope Francis insisted on travelling to the shop in central Rome.

BBC reports that large crowds gathered outside the shop as he spent an hour inside, and at the end they insisted on him praying.

View the photo report and a video of the visit. The story continues below.

The Papa, who was accompanied by an assistant, a bodyguard and several police officers, has reportedly expressed regret at not being able to walk freely on the streets of Rome.

Daniel Soehe, a German tourist, said he had failed to see Pope Francis in the Vatican earlier in the day, but then spotted him in the optician’s shop.

He told the Associated Press news agency that he told his father that seeing the Pope in a shop trying on new glasses was a better experience than going to St Peter’s dome.

Many have said that Pope Francis is one of the most outstanding of popes, with his teachings and way of life seeming very different from his predecessors. For some he is the most people and public friendly bishop of Rome.

Just recently, Pope Francis said that he would let all priests in the church’s upcoming Year of Mercy absolve the “sin of abortion” if perpetrators of the hideous act seek forgiveness with a “contrite heart”.

Francis in explaining his decision said that he had met many women bearing “the agonizing scar” of the decision to abort. He said God’s forgiveness cannot be denied to those who repent,