Yeah right, and Catholics want us to believe that the Aarti is nothing more then like a handshake or other greeting. NONSENSE, its a pagan ritual.
Aarti, also spelled arathi, aarthi (from the Sanskrit term Aaraatrik) is a Hindu religious ritual of worship, a form of puja, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one or more deities. Aartis also refer to the songs sung in praise of the deity, when offering of lamps is being offered.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarti
The word aarti has been derived from the Rig Veda, one of the earliest Hindu scriptures,
http://festivals.iloveindia.com/aartis/
The Pope was accepting a Hindu pagan mark and you cant dance around and change that fact.
Secondly, this was a Christian Indian woman -- is she wrong because she was wearing an Indian dress (a sari)?
In this case, the Aarti, the worship was to Jesus Christ, the Light of the World.
so, here an Indian Christian woman wearing an Indian dress (a sari) -- not some non-existent shiva priestess (a non-existent concept) -- she was worshipping Christ using an Indian ritual and after that she greets the pope.