Pope Francis lets teenager try out the swivel chair in his open-top Mercedes

(19 Jun 2013) AP TELEVISION 1. Wide of Pope Francis driving among crowd in St Peter's square 2. Mid of Alberto di Tullio and Pope surrounded by Pope's body guards, Pope invites boy onto his vehicle 3. Wide of St Peter's Basilica 4. Mid of Pope spinning di Tullio around on his chair 5. Wide of St Peters Basilica 6. Mid of di Tullio getting off vehicle and Pope waving goodbye 7. Pan right St Peter's square filled with people STORYLINE: Pope Francis has given a 17-year-old boy with Downs Syndrome the ride of his life - sort of. Francis invited Alberto di Tullio up onto his open-top Mercedes at the end of his general audience on Wednesday, letting him spin around on the pontiff's white chair while tens of thousands of people looked on. The boy's father, Celestino di Tullio, told The Associated Press he choked up when Francis approached his son. He said the Pope saw him and embraced him. When the boy pointed to the car, the Pope invited him up. Perhaps Francis' eye was caught by the blue-and-white-striped Argentine national soccer jersey Alberto was wearing - a gift that the di Tullio's parish priest gave him on Wednesday morning before they set out from Boiano, near Naples, for the audience. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...