Pope Francis apologizes for losing his patience after slapping woman’s hand

Fox News ^ | 01/01/20 | By Lucia I. Suarez Sang

[NoLibZone]

Pope Francis has apologized after he appeared to lose his cool when a woman violently grabbed his hand while he greeted pilgrims at the Vatican on New Year’s Eve.

A video that went viral on Twitter showed an unidentified woman abruptly grabbing Francis’ hand from behind a barrier and yanking him towards her just after he reached out to greet a child during a visit to the Vatican’s nativity scene on Tuesday night.

It seemed like the woman would not release Francis’ hand, so the pontiff slapped her hand before pulling his free. Frowning in anger, he turned and strode away.

[Long Jon No Silver]

She would have felt doubly blessed being hit by the head of Chrislam.

[coaster123]

If you’ve nothing bad to say about a leftist then say nothing at all. Get it?

[PGR88]

The slap wasn’t much, rather the face he showed afterwards really gave him away.

[escapefromboston]

He didn’t need to apologize. The lady was way out of line. Its not like be punched in the face. His security detail should apologize to him

[Darksheare]

Point blank, John Paul II wouldn’t have done it in the first place.
This guy is a poseur.

[elcid1970]

This time, I’m with the Pope.

She could have been an assassin’s cats-paw.

Who was the Chicago gangster who got offed because somebody grabbed his hand & he couldn’t get to his gun?

[BipolarBob]

Why didn’t he call for lightning to come down and destroy her?

[southern rock]

Who was the Chicago gangster who got offed because somebody grabbed his hand & he couldn’t get to his gun?

Of Course. She was trying to prevent the pope from reaching for his peice.

[angelcindy]

dont think so

[FirstFlaBn]

He was breaking down to bow towards Mecca when she spun him around.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree. Thanks...

[LeoTDB69]

“he acted as any normal person would”

I don’t know whats normal but I definitely have seen plenty of people who did not react like that but were far more patient.

[MomwithHope]

Meanwhile Pope John Paul II, now a saint, was shot and almost died, and the first thing he did after getting out of the hospital was to go to the jai and sit down with his assassin, and forgave him.

[Lopeover]

I did see the video & do not blame the man. She was being a tiger oriental. She nearly pulled him off his feet. If he was frail he would have fallen down. The woman was out of line & his response more reflexive.

[hole_n_one]

[Pilgrim's Progress]

If this was Cuba or one of the communist countries this pope would stop and kiss her hands . . .

[Roman_War_Criminal]

The sinful and hateful Pope.

He hates Jesus too.

[BlessedBeGod]

He is called the “vicar of Christ” which means “substitute for Christ.”

It means being a representative of Christ, not His substitute.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vicar-of-christ Vicar of Christor Vic·ar of Je·sus Christ[ vik-er uh v krahyst or vik-er uh v jee-zuh s krahyst, jee-zuh z ]SHOW IPA noun Roman Catholic Church. the pope, with reference to his claim to stand in the place of Jesus Christ and possess His authority in the church. ORIGIN OF VICAR OF CHRIST First recorded in 1475–85 noun RC Church the Pope when regarded as Christ's earthly representative.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

btw, in the RCC only the pope is called the Vicar of Christ. Priests are merely called priests, but are they not “representatives” as well. The church of England says so, seeing as how their priests are called, “vicars.”