‘I got bashed’ Pope Francis jokes as he appears with a black eye

At least he has a sense of humour.

Pope Francis is suffering from a black eye and a cut on his eyebrow after an accident yesterday. While touring around on his popemobile, he slipped and banged his head off the screen of the vehicle. The pope was in the Caribbean city of Cartagena when his car came to a sudden halt, jolting the pope forward.

Pope Francis jokes that he was "punched" after he cut his eyebrow when he bumped into the window of his popemobile https://t.co/7rDgqyVAAq pic.twitter.com/cFNsgnJxZM

— AFP news agency (@AFP) September 10, 2017

After his procession through the streets, he was seen exiting the vehicle with a cut on top of his eye, and a bruise was already forming underneath. The 80-year-old jokingly told reporters, "I got bashed." A few hours later, the Pope's rep said, “The pope is alright. Ice was put on it and he was treated. "He will continue the schedule for his visit with no changes.” Pope Francis then tweeted about how great his time was in Colombia, saying that the trip did him a "world of good."

Dear Colombian brothers and sisters, thank you! I have met so many people who have touched my heart. You have done me a world of good!

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 11, 2017