All she wanted to do was hold his hand for a second.
Yeah she grabbed it but because she was so thrilled to see him!
I bet The Thrill is Gone Baby :)
He thought she was going to go all Virgil Sollozzo on him. He’s no fool!
> All she wanted to do was hold his hand for a second. <
Yes, that woman was a security risk. But so is every person within 10 feet of the pope. So I don’t buy the old security risk excuse.
As you noted, the woman just wanted to touch the pope for a second. Just like a movie fan would want to push forward to get a movie star’s autograph. All of that goes with the territory.
Security must be ever-vigilant. But if you don’t want fans to crowd you, don’t be a movie star, or a pope. Go work as a forest ranger instead.
“All she wanted to do was hold his hand for a second.”
I’m no apologist for Francis but the lady was way out of line.
She did not try to “hold his hand for a second.” She grabbed him and yanked him over which is not very safe for someone over 80’s shoulder.
His reaction of disapproval would have been better to tell her to let go.
But she wasn’t letting go either. She was very worked up.
Who has a translation on what she was saying?