Pope Francis bizarrely refuses to let churchgoers kiss his Papal ring by repeatedly yanking his hand away in meet-and-greet
The Pontiff was on a visit to a cathedral in Italy but as the faithful tried to show their devotion he kept pulling his hand away
POPE Francis has been filmed repeatedly pulling away his hand when the faithful try to kiss his ring.
The bizarre footage emerged during a one day visit to the Holy House of Loreto basilica, near Ancona, on the east coast of central Italy.
“Therefore I do actually think it’s disturbing that the pope behaves in this way,” he wrote.
“It would seem that he had not yet figured out that being the pope is not about him.”
Jennie Ribbel, who describes herself as a Catholic convert, tweeted: “If the pope didn’t want people to do it, why wouldn’t he change the protocol instead of humiliating people like this?”
Another twitter user posted: “I don't get why this Pope behaves the way he does.
“In some places, it is their custom to kiss the pope's ring or the priests' hand. He should have known that instead of disrespecting the people like this.”
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