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Show POPE POSES FOR WEE IIS First Pictures ni History of; Vatican Were Taken as K. C. Are Visitors ROME Aug 2H? (By The Assocl-j a ted Press.) Por the flint time in his-1 I lory, a pop" h.f . posed Tor lln motion picture camera. Not only was permts-j sion granted for the filming of t-cenei , In the Iunles chapel grounds but Pope Benedict today took a leading part posing fit with various groups' and then for close ups, " and express-1 ing much amusement at the persist- ence of the American photographers Who went within four feci of the pon tiff and snapped him smiling Into the camera. This ocenrrcrl after the pope had i celebrate mass for the v isiting Amerl-J can Khfghts Of Columbus in ihe open Vatican gardens and bad given Holv I Communion personally 10 eac h Knight. Vatican officials were amazed that the pope appeared In these scenes fofj about 20 minutes and which proved the nviji: complete pictures ever taken of vatlcan ceremonies. The pope seized Supreme Knighi , Flaherty b hoih hands, blessing the ft nights and America He welcomed the visitors hi n short address which wa:, translated by Archbishop Cerrottl, formerly of the papal delegation ati Washington. The pope drank a cup of coffee with tho knights after cele- bratlng mass anil after h had posed for the pictures, drove through ihe I gardens flanked by knights to tho Vatican Vati-can When the vacation officials ob- ! ,Jecte,l to the pope bein? photographed, j he said. "Let the Americans have; what they want." |