If she was beseeching him about the situation of the Catholics in China - whom he has abandoned - then his reaction was one of not wanting to be reminded of his guilt, and him calling her a itch and trying to get away from her is understandable. (I believe Benedict XVI is still the Holy Father and Bergolio proves it every day.)
“If she was beseeching him about the situation of the Catholics in China - whom he has abandoned - then his reaction was one of not wanting to be reminded of his guilt, and him calling her a itch and trying to get away from her is understandable. (I believe Benedict XVI is still the Holy Father and Bergolio proves it every day.)”
I would like to hear the translation but I agree with you about Catholics in China may have been why his demeanor changed so much. Jolly and smiling then scowling and angry. Did he really call her “-itch”?