By . Daily Mail Reporter . The Pope was left in a spot of bother as he greeted crowds outside the Vatican, as the wind whipped up his skull cap and covered his face with his robes. The gust caught Pope Francis off guard as he addressed his general audience in Saint Peter's square today. As he greeted the gathered crowds, his mantle was caught by strong winds and whipped him around the face. Scroll down for video . A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantle during his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican . The gust caught Pope Francis off guard as he addressed his general audience in Saint Peter's square today . As he greeted the gathered crowds, his robes were caught by strong winds and whipped him around the face . The pontiff, however, did not seem too bothered by the interruption, and calmly smoothed down his clothes and rearranged his mantle. At one point the skull cap was blown clear off his head as he delivered his message during his weekly general audience. It is not the first time the leader of the Catholic church has been captured sans hat. In December, a curious child removed the headwear and patted Pope Francis's head. With a smile, he calmly replaced his hat. It comes as it has been revealed he has penned a new missive on the injustices of poverty amid indications that he and his cardinal advisers are eyeing a major overhaul of the Vatican's financial house. A gust of wind blows away Pope Francis' cap as he delivers his weekly message . Before long, the cap is blown clear from his head as he continues the address . Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, a key adviser in Francis' Group of Eight cabinet, told the French Catholic newspaper La Croix that the idea of creating a 'finance secretariat' was not only necessary but reasonable to better organize the Vatican's diverse financial departments so they can better serve the church. The pontiff, however, did not seem too bothered by the interruption, and calmly smoothed down his clothes . It comes as it has been revealed he has penned a new missive on the injustices of poverty amid indications that he and his cardinal advisers are eyeing a major overhaul of the Vatican's financial house . Onlookers crane to see the pope and take pictures as he passes - although they may have struggled to see his face . With his robes whipped around him, Pope Francis salutes the crowd with his customary smile . He said: 'A cardinal will probably be in charge of the finance secretariat, but one could also think about a permanent counsel to help him, including lay people.' The development came as Francis ended his third and final day of meetings with his advisers on Wednesday.
Wind caught Pope Francis off guard as he addressed general audience .
His robes were caught by strong winds and whipped him around face .
At one point skull cap was blown clear off head as he delivered message .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . The Pope was left in a spot of bother as he greeted crowds outside the Vatican, as the wind whipped up his skull cap and covered his face with his robes. The gust caught Pope Francis off guard as he addressed his general audience in Saint Peter's square today. As he greeted the gathered crowds, his mantle was caught by strong winds and whipped him around the face. Scroll down for video . A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantle during his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican . The gust caught Pope Francis off guard as he addressed his general audience in Saint Peter's square today . As he greeted the gathered crowds, his robes were caught by strong winds and whipped him around the face . The pontiff, however, did not seem too bothered by the interruption, and calmly smoothed down his clothes and rearranged his mantle. At one point the skull cap was blown clear off his head as he delivered his message during his weekly general audience. It is not the first time the leader of the Catholic church has been captured sans hat. In December, a curious child removed the headwear and patted Pope Francis's head. With a smile, he calmly replaced his hat. It comes as it has been revealed he has penned a new missive on the injustices of poverty amid indications that he and his cardinal advisers are eyeing a major overhaul of the Vatican's financial house. A gust of wind blows away Pope Francis' cap as he delivers his weekly message . Before long, the cap is blown clear from his head as he continues the address . Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, a key adviser in Francis' Group of Eight cabinet, told the French Catholic newspaper La Croix that the idea of creating a 'finance secretariat' was not only necessary but reasonable to better organize the Vatican's diverse financial departments so they can better serve the church. The pontiff, however, did not seem too bothered by the interruption, and calmly smoothed down his clothes . It comes as it has been revealed he has penned a new missive on the injustices of poverty amid indications that he and his cardinal advisers are eyeing a major overhaul of the Vatican's financial house . Onlookers crane to see the pope and take pictures as he passes - although they may have struggled to see his face . With his robes whipped around him, Pope Francis salutes the crowd with his customary smile . He said: 'A cardinal will probably be in charge of the finance secretariat, but one could also think about a permanent counsel to help him, including lay people.' The development came as Francis ended his third and final day of meetings with his advisers on Wednesday.
Pope Francis off guard as he addressed his caught by strong winds and whipped him around the as he addressed his general audience in Saint crowds, his robes were caught by strong winds and clothes and rearranged his mantle. At one point the skull cap was blown clear off his head as he