Pope greets reporters on plane en route to Bahrain

Описание: (3 Nov 2022)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
AGENCY POOL  
In air - 3 November 2022
1. Pope Francis arriving to media in plane   
2. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Pope Francis:
"Good morning, and thank you very much for your company and your work. It's an interesting trip, it will make us think and give good news. Thank you very much for your work. I would like to greet you one by one, but the problem is that today I have a lot of pain and I am not up to moving around the plane so I'll sit down and you come to me. I greet you from here, thank you."
3. Close of Francis seen through mobile phone screens
4. Various of Francis being helped to sit down  
5. Various of Francis looking on and greeting journalists
6. Various of Jordan fighter jets escorting pope plane
7. Mid of media
8. Various of Francis greeting journalists and leaving  
STORYLINE:
Pope Francis' knee pain was so bad on the way to Bahrain on Thursday that he was unable to walk around the plane greeting accompanying reporters in typical fashion.
The 85-year-old pope, who has been using a wheelchair for several months because of strained knee ligaments, said he was in “a lot of pain” as he headed to Bahrain, and for the first time greeted journalists travelling with him while seated in the plane rather than walking through the aisle.
"Today I have a lot of pain and I am not up to moving around the plane so I'll sit down and you come to me," Francis told reporters during the flight to Bahrain for a four-day trip.
He said he had physical therapy on Wednesday and his knee always hurts the day after.
Despite the pain Francis appeared in good spirits as journalists greeted him individually at the front of the plane.
"It will be an interesting trip that will make us think," Francis said.
The November 3-6 trip is aimed at improving ties with the Islamic world but the pope must also navigate a conflict in Bahrain over human rights that pits the Sunni Muslim monarchy against its Shiite Muslim opposition.
Francis will address the "Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence," hold talks with King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, and meet the Muslim Council of Elders at a mosque in the royal palace compound.
Bahrain has said the interfaith forum it is hosting during the pope's visit aims to "further cement the values of peace and tolerance," including dialog to promote coexistence.
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