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Pope Benedict XVI elevated 23 clerics to the position of Cardinal yesterday. Normally he meets with new Cardinals in his apartment and hands them their zuchetta, and later places the biretta on their heads at a service in St. Peter's Basilica.

In a break from tradition, Pope Benedict decided to have some fun and THROW the zuchetta at the new Cardinals from the balcony in St. Peter's Square.