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- After slapping the hand of a woman who was hanging onto him in St. Peter’s Square on New Year’s Eve, Pope Francis is apologizing, saying he set a “bad example.” NBC’s Anne Thompson reports on TODAY.
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I am not a fan of the Pope.. but you should never pull someone or grab someone like that especially an elderly person.. that is just plain rude !!
Well sometimes people who are in desperate need appear to be rude. A godly pope could have had turn to the lady and give her 6a chance. There were several incidens already that the pope refuses his right hand to be touched or kissed. There is some thing with that ring or right hand that makes it so sacred tho.
True
Not to be rude but if you heard the story Jesus he who don't do such thing but he attack the grocery place in a castle.
@@mollies13 what???
@@lmarteen2778 He didn't mean to attack but what he did was saw sometthing wrong buy accepting money without free food or item to share.
Remember jesus shows compasion to his people share bread and heart without money.
"uncharacteristic action"? Lol this is such a natural reaction to someone grabbing you
HE THE POPE FOR CHRIST SAKE!!The pope who is supposed to be a servant to the poor, sick and desolate has the right to hit someone (a woman) as its a natural reaction.. like what.?. She may have been a woman with a child with cancer who thought talking and touching the pope may save her child.. The Pope should know this but instead he wanted to throttle her and this isn't the first time hes acted this way so I cant understand how people can say this is ok and or natural
Yea because being a holyness make You PAIN proof
@@Budaboose because is a normal reaction from ANY HUMAN. Especially from an old man that doesn't even have more than 1 lung.
@@Budaboose he's a 83 year-old man, let's suppose your grandfather has that age and gets treated that way, even you would get angry. Look how he tried to put his hand away several times before slaping the hand, the situation is easy to manage for a 30 year-old, not so much for someone near 90.
@@Russocass if he can't do it then let him quit. Our granpas aren't popes so don't compare him to them. If you take on a duty then be prepared with what it implies. People who save straw dogs risk being bit by them and often are. Do they hit on the poor animals? No. Cause they want to win their trust. So now we have a pope. An old man who should be wise and thoughtful enough to deserve to be where he is. That woman behaved rudely, like a stray dog she got all excited and did something wrong. Was that the way to deal with such a problem? No. Church says turn the other cheek, not attack back. It's not about an old man, he represents the biggest religious institution in the world, he can't behave contrary to its principles.
Edit: typo
The lady should apologize. Old people are fragile. She could have dislocated his shoulder pulling him like that.
Cat Blue: EXACTLY. If someone did this to one of my senior relatives I’d be offended and I would attempt to shield/protect them.
Totally, he's 83 years old.
Thokko You're a rasist, full of crap.
I don't think Jesus would have slapped that lady...
RocKnight Jesus had kicked sellers from His Father's temple. I wonder where the security was?
*DONT GRAB PEOPLE, POPE OR NO POPE* LOUDER SO PEOPLE AT THE BACK CAN HEAR
But Jesus was slapped, spit, flogged and crucified, this guy is treated like if he's a god, people who don't love Jesus shows on them, like people who think this man is anything other than a man
The pope was ok to touch others with smiling face. As soon as he got closer to the Asian woman his face change to hate face and turn his back to her and try to walk away. She so excited to see him and wanted to be bless like others so she grap his hand to turn his face to her and talk. He is racist. You all should go back to the video and watch you will see how he reacted as soon as he get closer to the Asian woman.
@@dominowedeljeliski666 the pope is racist? The same pope who visited half the world lmao
@@dominowedeljeliski666 typical brainwashed leftist moron, look at this video where the pope is kissing and hugging the nuns. The nuns are black, Indian, Asian, white... he doesn’t care. The reason he is mad because the woman just grabbed his hand for absolutely no reason at all. You shouldn’t do that Pope or not.
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@@jakubpuchalski2583 Who knows, he could be a racist or maybe not. Visiting half the world maybe just political instead of goodness
The woman was desperate of the pope's blessing, you can see her reaction as the pope heads toward her. She did not mean to hurt the pope. She is in dire expectation of the pope's touch.
What i want us to understand here is, GET DESPERATE WITH GOD not with man.
Exactly what is he gonna do he is just a human being like we r
Only one person can give a blessing is God not man.
What did she say.
The lady next to her was even appalled by that woman’s behavior you can it in her face
@@Thokko she's not grabbing him man, it is common to hold your hand like that until they split apart, and that is what she was doing, she was literally just touching and when pope was about to go she wasnt holding him, the hand was just placed on his hand, when he was in a far enough distance to have to take the hand they would just like you know split upon rubbing each other its hard to actually explain it in a comment.
No, she was appalled with the Pope. Anyway, he was alright and god told him he can still come to heaven with the bad priests. Good outcome all round👍
I agree with u, i replayed it again and i saw the reaction of those around her and they were so surprised at that rude gesture.The woman's face speaks for itself. She was there to blackmail the Pope. She literally yanked the Pope to her and Pope Francis had to forcibly step up towards her. She even grabbed his hands impolitely. That's so rude. I have never seen such a rude person like that to a Pope. She's a pretender. Probably a spy..they better check on her.
@@sabrinawanderer7560 I don't think she is a spy or anything like that. She was just plain stupid, rude and selfish. Still, she was the one who got an apology from the pope himself which shows how ridiculous and hypocrite world we're living in.
@Ethan Rhodes I was probably stoned while writing that one lul
No need to apologize,she grabbed his hand like she was trapped in a sinking car heading to the bottom of the ocean.
Shut up dumbo
Maybe she was, spiritually. Maybe her son was dying of cancer. I wish Pope showed more tolerance, rather than reacting like 5 year old kid. Though... I think 5 year old kid with proper manner would've responded better.
People like this woman makes all Asians look bad. Chinese people already have a bad reputation of being rude tourists and being terrible socially. This is coming from an Asian.
@@donutreply1435 sad but true. Most people assume the worst and to be quite honest, alot I have come across do exhibit poor social behaviors...the ones not born here especially.
Happy Chihua leave Asians out of this for GODS SAKE AT LEAST
Yeah, that's it! "Don't grab people, pope or no pope."
It was disrespectful for that woman to grab the pope unexpectedly. I would've reacted the same way.
I guess when Jesus was pulled violently and beaten no one cared. But the pope is the more holy I guess. Hypocrisy. The catholic church will be destroyed soon.
@@Mankowest You are trying to compare the Pope to Jesus? As a Catholic, you seem to be the one committing Heresy. Understand that no HUMAN is perfect, and never will be perfect. Christ was the only perfect person to walk the earth. Just because we recognize the Pope as the organizational leader of our faith, it does not mean we expect superhuman restraint out of him.
Well Christ is masochist. He supposedly left the sky purposefully be tortured, crucified, and murdered. His father on the other hand was the most sadistic creature ever. He punished all humans and animals to die for thousands of years because one man and one women ate a fruit. And he couldn’t forgive them even after he drowned all of humanity and started fresh. He was such a sadist that in order to make up for a two people 6 thousand years ago eating a piece of fruit, he had even his own son tortured and crucified. Sounds fair if my Mom told me not to eat that fruit, she would be angry at my grand grand grand grandchildren 6 thousand years later too. I guess my Mom is not as bad as I thought afterall
@@MankowestI’m Catholic but I have to agree it was not NOT appropriate But he is a man and he’s human . I don’t like him but the person who they would do the same isn’t a Christian that women was so excited she didn’t even know she reacted .
@@LubnaHaddad-di9mc what are u babbling about ?
so who knew the pope is human after all,I think we call that get scare and self defense.
He is not human, stop insulting humans.
Or: Anger
If he is human why so much respect to him
@@madhurisingh7912 dude you already know why,im not even religious the point here is that the guy react to an awfull action like any human being
@@mgtowchampion7961 if he is not human ...who or what is he? Alien?
The Pope could have lost his balance and fall. He is already old and fragile.The woman should have not done that be respectful.
And he shouldn’t hit....
Licensed and insured He shouldn’t but hey
At least he didn’t order her assassinated like some other popes woulda done
Licensed and insured If somebody grabbed you by force and pulled you in the normal reaction is protect yourself from danger.
Tweety Val True , I also don’t have a team of security like he had one foot behind him 🤷♀️
@@jessiesvids10 so you're saying he should have just stood there, waiting for the team to interfere?
His face looked so mean after he smacked not once but 2, 3 times...
EvenJesus face was when he wiped the merchandisers in the temple...and then let's not claim that the Pope is less human because he is Pope....
Something tells me that hes secretly from the illuminati
Pope is not even 1℅ of Christ
@@jonathan-zo9nh Yes don't trust the pope. He is not really from God that's why he reacts like that
Did you even see his pain when he was grabbed? He's older and suffering from physical pain. So quick to judge.
thanks god we didn't have internet during the crusades :D
She was wrong plain and simple.
That woman crossed the line. Francis deserves respect and nobody is supposed to pull and hold a person like that, nor squeeze his hand, which is a security issue. Francis reaction is normal, especially for a person his age.
Everyone deserves respect.
Was it normal a few years back when the Pope very hard slapped the face of a scared crying infant?
A person his age who slapped an infant in the face for crying? Explain that to me.
@@margaretmary4798 Even crying infants. Pope Francis slapped that infant squarely in the face simple for being afraid and crying. No words of comfort for the poor babe. Just abuse.
@@NC_SUGAR
The infant should have considered its self lucky it was just his face and not his bottie that was left red and sore after a catholic higher achy encounter . For if history has taught us anything it is that it could have ended so much worse.
It wasn’t from his heart but from a piece of paper. I am so thankful that Christ Jesus savior has separated me from these evil people
@James F Christ Jesus loves you, He became that high priest for you, sent out with the bread and wine. Many are slipping through the fingers into the consuming fire. Christ Jesus savior said there is no other way to the Father but through Him. Christ Jesus is the only one that is the high priest with compassion and feelings of our infirmities. Melchisedec a priest in the order of the most high God, a king of righteous and peace, having the true words of God that will only be for the children of God the only and true Father of Christ Jesus and those who believe. The order later was then sent by the sons of Levi who are to office of the priesthood. Malachi sent before the coming of Christ Jesus, to the priest saying this office is no more, and will be finished by the son of God. The blood was for the world you and me. You show me one of these priest, or the so called fathers that will shed their blood for me, get on the cross and won’t come down, go into the grave but won’t stay there. I will bow down to them and worship them. Please tell me what right judgement is. Let me judge you; you are so loved and mean so much to the Father of Christ Jesus savior. Don’t let man blind you from the true knowledge of our king
“Turn the other cheek” obviously went right out the window 😂
That happens when people ignore God to worship humans
Satam Abu Ajram true words
Yup!
Natasha Dawson amen
Amen
Pope is a simple human for me.
The woman was really rude to pull him like that. He is still human after all!! He is very brave to admit to his mistakes instead of brushing it off. But then again he should have listened to her before doing anything she could be desperate for help.
She was actually asking him to not BETRAY the chinese Catholic Church. Many catholics unaware of what is happening with practicing catholics.
Pope only apologized because the video went viral. Just like any celebrities out there. Same action.
Absolutely right he has his ways and most of the time it doesn't appeal to me as being a Godly
It wasn't a mistake.
Do ppl forget HE IS HUMAN 🙏🏻☺️
Jesus was not human and he didn't mind getting pulled left right and centre
@manssingh3975 If he is not human then why Jesus was borned? Jesus was human he was borned by mother Mary
@@MankowestPope is not Jesus.
Breaking News...Pope is a human
What was the lady who grabbed pope's hand saying?
She made a sign of the cross before the incident happened. Her act and even her reaction after the pope hit her will tell us that she was really hoping to talk to the pope..maybe she has a big prolem and she wants to talk to the pope badly.. I'm wondering if her respect for the pope would still be the same after the incident.
It's great that NOBODY ELSE had a big problem in the audience, as everybody else was behaving respectfully. Having a "big problem" entitles you to grab and pull an 83 year old man, who by the way happened to be the pope? Grab the pope and don't let him go, that'll help.
@@reallywow7337 Not entitle, but maybe desperation.
Shows exactly his true, hateful colors. I'd hate to see him behind closed doors. What an evil man.
3 seconds of video you can tell all this. You should be teaching at Harvard school of Psychology and writing books.
Yeah. Such a monster. 83 year old man should love people trying to rip his arm off.
He is not divine he's a 83 year old man, so this sort of reaction is natural. You would've done the same thing if you're in his place.....
He is not an angel
She had it coming 😂
He’s just a man. People act like he’s God himself 😂
His face was in pain, I think she just hurt his hand and he did it to stop her. Otherwise meh
May be she Kunfu master.
his face like"ewww woman"
His face shows disgust not in pain
@MASON CROWbotchski don’t call her stupid, she might’ve been through alot
@MASON CROWbotchski dude, facing major scary problems might get someone really disrespectful
I like how the kid being raised looks like she's focused more on some spirit entity roaming around than she is on the pope.
Spirit entity is right! Not a Holy one
And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.
- Mark 5;25-34
Yeah she touch his cloack did not grab at our Lord Jesus Christ...please don't try to misrepresent issues...as that plays into the devil's ways...
Pope is bad eveil
The lady should have been think of his age & be gentle.Though he was immotional at that moment yet he apologised. That is his greatness. God bless him & keep him safe.
Hypocrisy level up. Lol
Stop Blaming the Pope the Woman Pulled him too hard!
Hum?????? Sorry but hitting ANYONE is wrong, maybe she has a problem and was praying she could at least speak a word who knows what was the issue but smacking her and that look of hate he had after is not appropriate. We don’t hit.
Exactly, Licensed and insured.
Maybe the woman should practice not to grab first. Then none if this would have happened
She was speaking heavily accented English. The only words I caught was “God is good...God is great”. Too much religious fervor 🙄
We don't grab. We don't pull. We let go if somebody wants to go. I'm sure she has a problem, we agree on that.
For u all defending the pope, ask why he apologized
He apologized because it was a woman. Terrible, male privileged world.
@@reallywow7337 just stfu already 🤦♂️
@@tariqattyat would you say this whole story would go down the very same way if a man would grab his hand, pulled him and wouldn't let him go?
He apologized because he knew her intentions were good and he felt bad about it afterwards. But make no mistake, she hurt him and jerked his poor old elderly body around. She was extremely disrespectful to any man of his age.
@@reallywow7337 actually, if a man were to be the other party, the backlash would be less towards the pope and more towards the man. So no, it's not a male-privileged world.
Don't grab people. Period.
She wild for grabbing him. Can’t put yo hand on anybody, that’s disrespectful
For a brief second, the truth came out.
And the truth is, you can grab, pull and not let go THE POPE but only if you're a woman (imagine what would have happen if that was a man), and, you get an apology from the pope himself. All this in this disgusting, male dominant world led by male privilege by a poor oppressed woman.
So intrusive and rude to grab a person .What is wrong with her?
She could had hurt him! She was wrong!
She didn't hurt him.. she may have startled him at first but what came from him was pure anger and a how dare u touch me I will smack u betch behavior. Strange how the media all of sudden defends this Pope.. he must be GOOD
@77ranko The problem is doctors giving people they've never seen a diagnosis over a you tube comment. If you are a phycologist you should have your license removed. You should be in jail possibly. Let a court decide.
@@Budaboose it wasn't right smaking her
His only human....
@@Budaboose
you can literally see the pain in the popes face. he was thrown off balance and you better give me a good explanation on how that was not painful.
The pope should have not acted that way also. As a figure of goodness in this world is absolute.
Hes no better than any of us, hes just a man who dresses funny.
he was visibly in pain. if that woman didnt let go then would it have been bad to try to free himself?
@@Graftin_ get the f#$k outta here.
A true sign of magnanimity would be to embrace the woman who is showing her love for the supposed vicar of Christ.
Truly seems all of them are people like us..don't ever think there are sacred like God
Interesting everybody is standing up for the Pope and bashing the lady. Still dont think that would have been Christ reaction.
Cynthia King: Had it been the previous Pope, people would have demanded an apology or something. So biased. SMH.
The pope is part of a false religious system, the Roman Catholic church, which uses the name of Christ but teaches doctrines of demons.
If only people would seek the truth in the word of God. Then they would see that this man is no-one special and in fact propagates lies.
Oh yeah, is this the same Jesus that wrecked the temple for using it as a place of commerce? The Pope is a man and she almost made him fall. Just because he is the Pope doesn't mean he isn't entitled to personal space and respect. I know people want to touch him but the man is old and somewhat frail. People need to recognize and respect that. You don't pull on old people. You shouldn't pull on anyone, but particularly not old people.
@@risingdawn5788 Please stop the false doctrine. The Catholic Church is not a false religion. If it were not for the Catholic Church most of the organized Christian religions would not exist.
@@Ryooken Francis, whom you call Pope, is like any man, a man, made in the image of God, and is to be treated with respect and shown love.
This whole situation is making me feel weird.... its just weird
Same
Same
@#maxim #Max exactly something like that
Jesus would likely teach him a lesson or two about all the money spent on luxury and the corruption of the Vatican.
Amén
Hes the symbol of christ.
So I guess jesus would have a Bugatti.
The real pope showed up here; not the public relations pope.
No one likes to get pulled like that. Kissing the ring like that can be kind of gross after a hundred times.
True nobody likes to get grabbed or pulled but the woman next to her didn't let go of his hand (while he clearly was walking away)until she grabbed his hand. Also, don't they all drink from the same cup in church? That's very gross but not an issue prior to what's going on in present day.
well, he could have realized what he did after a 30 seconds and turned back. the apology came after hours in front of the crowd in the morning. after being briefed by advisers maybe?
exactly, I would myself consider this as bad behaviour if I were to be ranked as a pope, you're basically a god in humans eyes.
Think about it slowly. He is an old man, he isn't as perceptive as he once was, he almost felt that his face was gonna meet the ground or that someone attacked him. It makes sense he did it hours later, since he probably couldn't even think about an apology for more than a solid minute later.
Pulling on his arm like that could definitely cause an 83 year old man to overbalance and fall over. @@86Fallowcp
When did he ask forgiveness? after backlash and took a day... This guy is a jerk.
He also PLAYS FROGGER WITH HIS RING 🤣
The REAL Jesus NEVER slapped anyone when the crowds pressed upon him! Of course, the pope does not represent Jesus anyway!
he aint no jesus tho
@@memememe14_ He should try and act like him tho.
And let a lady violently pull him ? He could have fallen
@@J0riS SO? Is he not supposed to be Jesus Rep? The REAL Jesus would have bless her; she needs to press criminal charges against him!
@@Thokko Your close!
the Pope has Sciatica and is constantly taking medication. A grab like that can be painful for him. She should have tried to call his name or something to get his attention instead. Plus, he's like 83 years old! Imagine forcefully grabbing an 83 years old? 🙄 Faith and devotion are amazing things but you gotta have respect as well. SMH 😤
She's not a Christian.
A grab like that can give anyone sciatica! Lol! Especially an elderly person. And I'm not religious but have respect for all elderly people. So who says that woman isn't a Catholic? I've worked with Catholic Asians from Canada and the U.S. before in engineering. It's not uncommon! A lot of churches send out missionaries to other cultures for hundreds of years to increase their numbers all over the world. I'd say calling her a non-Christian is a non-Christian thing to say! Lol, very judgy
I'm sorry but I don't think you get to call him "Christ's representative on earth" while simultaneously expecting people to treat him "just like everyone else." He knew exactly what he signed up for. No one forced him to accept the responsibility.
How did security leave that happen
Showing his true face again and again...
Pope has never been a man of God.
Evangelical pastors are even more stars. I know a pastor that don't even talk to people in his congregation. One time I watched two old ladies trying to talk to Andy Stanley between services. They told the security people to tell him their names and that they knew him since he was a little baby. No way. The security guys were very stupid to the ladies who had travelled 150 miles to go to church. Actually I've heard a few stories of people trying to approach Andy Stanley and were rebuked. The guy is really a Diva, what is very common among evangelicals. I was on a Baptist church for 3 years and the pastor never talked to me. He was just friends with the rich guys in the church.
Hello, I'm very sorry that this is your experiences from evangelical churches. I'm born again Christian and went to church and I will tell you that not all evangelical pastors were saved and many of them were not really following the Lord. This is the reason why I left my old church where I grow up. But praise God that He gives me another church which is true church who walks in repentance and faith. You should know them by their fruit
NOT NORMAL TO KISS THIS MAN
Don't grab and pull people weather Pope or Not, Child or Elderly. It's insensitive and disrespectful
It's sad. After all he just normal human, he is not a God at all. He is better to resign.
Resign for what...get real...
Have you resigned for all the ills you do at your work or to your family....too bad you don't even get the chance to say sorry to those you hurt...and you are here because you have access to social media to try to cast stones at somebody for no offence...really sad
I saw a video of the Pope wash and kiss prisoners feet. Now he slaps a woman put too much love on him. What's an actor....😂
He Protec but He Also Attac
stop this meme 😭 it's so played out
Yes the woman was wrong because cmon hes like 83 or something and she didnt reach for his hand. SHE LITERALLY YANKED HIS HAND. I mean put yourself in that situation. If that happens,what would you do?
If it was a young boy he wouldn’t have minded.
No....when he removing his hands to be kissed ...it's the right thing to do.... because he is just a pope and he is not the god he didn't deserve to be kiss like that like you are worshipping him... because he know that he is also just a human like them.....I like the way he removed his hand....but other people thinks it's rude especially non catholic or not christian religion.
That was totally uncool. I get that there's always a concern that someone is going to do something, shoot you, stab your, whatever. I mean, its not like a Pope hasn't been shot before, but still. The look in that woman's face and eyes. There was no malice intended. Pope, speaking as a Catholic, if you're that scared for your personal security that you react the way you did, you need to find a new line of business.
A real Catholic wouldn't call this a "new line of business."
It's not like he knocked her out. Even the pope needs his personal space respected.
seabert otter . I guess he didn't know that ; a POPE is going to be meeting MILLIONS of faithful catholics who will want to touch him, and among them, there will be desperate people, groupies and fanatics, who would lose control.
He and his guards should be in control of their acts and actions. After all, he's supposed to be guided by the Holy Spirit and should be the wiser one.
I feel sorry for that poor desperate woman, she was dying to meet him ☹️. I know this because I, myself, traveled to see St. John Paul ll and Pope Benedict.
May God bless her crushed heart ✝️🕊️🔥🙏
Then don't go out in the public to shake hands.
No, the pope needs to retire and get someone who doesn't throw a tantrum and act like a 5 year kid. What a disgrace!
@@travet1000 Maybe he needed to pee really badly. Maybe someone said there was a pizza just coming out of the oven. The pope is a man of the people but his is still just a man.
Well I agree! He is just a man that I don't care for!
maybe the pope said something to the woman maybe to let go of his hand but the woman still holds his hands and keeps talking back to him but not in English, or the woman was too overjoyed to touch the pope and did not let go of him. anyways there is a saying that actions speaks louder than words and it was very much publicized
He should have dealt with that more professionally. For whatever reason she was carried away in the moment, but slapping her? He’s a very quick to anger man....not impressed.
Despite being surrounded by tens of thousands of people wherever he goes, the Pope cannot personally attend to each individual. Since he cannot make close physical contact with everyone, he waves his hands to bless the crowd. When a woman forcefully pulled his hand, the Pope was simply reminding her that such behavior is inappropriate and potentially harmful. Her actions could have dislocated or injured his arm, and he could have fallen. Is it not acceptable for a priest or a religious person to teach others proper conduct?
Maybe another lesson to learn is to not grab someone and yank their arm 😮
For the pope to apologize the way he did. He won my heart. Thats a man who so some humility. Dispite being a man of God.
I can go off with the best of them, but even I wouldn't have slapped the lady's hand.
Well, are you over 80s and in physical pain?
The pope is not our Lord Jesus Christ. No one could ever compare to our Lord Jesus Christ. The only person you’re supposed to worship is Lord Jesus Christ . Makes me laugh when people start worshiping the pope like he’s Jesus Christ
You got that right!
He didn't want the ring kissed because this was when the pandemic was starting to spread. He's just trying to prevent disease from spreading with the kiss and saliva.
She wasn’t his type he prefers little boys
I don’t think people should judge him for a harsh tap on a wrist unless they’ve gone their whole life without once physically harming someone, it’s like Jesus said to those people in the Bible who were about to stone the woman who committed adultery, let the person who has never sinned cast the first stone.
Christ also said turn the other cheek. But this symbol of christ on earth. Wanted revenge. So theres that.
actually only Jesus Christ is holy and a good example because all human is a sinner no one is perfect but with Jesus Christ he made as whole
At least he didn't burn her at the stake.
She looked Chinese. Maybe she was trying to warn him of the impending deadly virus heading into Italy.
Don’t wear your ring if you meet such an occasion again 😓
If religion is a product, this is not how you treat your customers. Apology was the right thing to do.
Is there anyone who knows what the woman is saying? What language is she speaking?
Nasty old man showed his true self!
the lady was far too entitled. very rude.
Why apologise? She should not have grabbed him.
Why is there still a pope?
His only human after all. Why kissing his hand. JEZUS TEACHES HUMILITY A LESSON BY WASHING THE APOSTLES’ FEET
Bcoz they believe he is holy like Jesus.😢
What was she saying?
Apology is also nice if you offended others even tho they did bad to you. Apology symbolizes humbleness.
People just lack common sense. I mean, it's just naturally disgusting people kissing your hands.
It not like she had a gun, she was waiting to touch him and he turned away
You really shouldn't push more than 3 times, especially when they are 80 years old. The guy almost fell after that.
He is 83 years old, he is fragile, he has 1 lung. She pulled his arm 3 times unexpectedly and was obviously hurting him.
Just like the other few thousand people there, still, nobody else grabbed, pulled and held onto him.
Now if he'll just apologize for being a heretic.
JP II had much more contact with the people and he never slapped anybody
Almost as sorry as he is for covering up the sexual assault of thousands if not more
Out of context
Interesting
I don’t think he should’ve apologized
That woman needs to apologize. You don't grab people. That is very rude.
She did not just violently grab him.. she pulled him.. and he is an old man.. it probably caused him pain.
I'm disappointed
me to, he shouldn't apologize for getting grabbed and getting hurt.
he definitely doesn't like touches, maybe except touching by young man
Bet ya if it was a little boy he would accept a lot of *kisses*
Looking at the woman's gesture again and again i'm 100% sure that she didn't show any respect towards the Pope. Some Asians just lack a sense of discipline. No wonder they are being hated by other people.
I’m just glad the pope didn’t say, “let me go bisssh.”
i dont know what i feel about this😢