[COBOL2Java]

Yes, making a bow instead of genuflecting is an option for the elderly or disabled clergy. That is what Francis does. The idiots try to make it into a sign of disrespect.

I have no problem with him bowing instead of genuflecting (I'm in my 60s with bad knees and if I genuflected someone would have to help me get back up - I bow and make the sign of the cross). I do take issue with the Sacrament of the Altar being a "humble meal" though...

[ebb tide]

I genuflected someone would have to help me get back up

Usually, popes have plenty of healthy men ready to assist them in knoeeling and getting back up on their feet.

Many times, I have seen altar boys assist an elderly priest in genuflecting at the Consecration or kneeling during Benediction. I have no problems with handicapped elderly standing at the altar rail, nor does my priest.

[NYer]

I have no problem with him bowing instead of genuflecting (I'm in my 60s with bad knees and if I genuflected someone would have to help me get back up -

Pope Francis kneeling on a prie dieu.

The image dates to 2015 on a blog post entitled: Pope Francis Comes Out in Favor of Genuflecting. The blogger cites Francis' comment on kneeling "How I wish...that Christians could kneel in veneration when a poor person enters the church." but notes that he wasn't talking about genuflecting to Christ. He raises some good questions.