Pope Francis Apologizes for Slapping Woman’s Hand
Rappers aren’t the only ones who have to deal with overzealous fans.
Pope Francis was en route to a Vatican City nativity scene when an over-enamored woman seemingly pulled him to her. They had a brief back-and-forth before he slapped her hand like a naughty child.
PEEVED PONTIFF: Pope Francis does not look happy after a woman grabbed his arm during a walkabout at the Vatican. https://t.co/h23Za1AI39 pic.twitter.com/ciOTEqO5E7
— ABC News (@ABC) January 1, 2020
Pope Francis apologized for his reaction the following day, saying he lost patience.
“His salvation is not magical, but it is a ‘patient’ salvation, that is, it involves the patience of love, which takes on wickedness and removes its power,” he said. “The patience of love: love makes us patient. We often lose patience. So do I. And I apologize for yesterday’s bad example.” He also called on humankind to begin the new year as a journey of “hope and peace.”
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