Indignant Pope Francis slaps woman's hand to free himself at New Year's Eve gathering

A visibly annoyed Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St Peter's Square on New Year's Ever after she grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her.

Pope Francis was walking through the square and greeting pilgrims. After reaching out to greet a child, the pope turned away from the crowd only for a nearby woman to seize his hand and pull her towards him. The abrupt gesture appeared to cause him pain and Francis slapped swiftly slapped at her hand before pulling his hand free

The Guardian YouTube network:

[dylankloner]

imagine starting 2020 with a literal slap on the wrist from the pope himself

[thatsuaveraptor]

Its almost like he's a human being who doesn't like his arm being violently tugged on

[eajinabi]

You can actually pin point the moment where she lost her faith...

[Dragon-hmpq]

Nobody should be yanking and pulling someone back like that. Very rude.

[CUNOWINS]

It’s almost like he’s a human being or something

[Tonkybro]

Who went directly to the comments section? 😂 🤣

[hymnofthenightingale]

I mean she didn't have to yank him like she was trying to start a chainsaw. He's an elderly man, so that yank must've hurt.

[erigo]

She was just trying to warn him about the impending pandemic

[hugoguerrero]

She prayed before she did that thinking "Lord forgive me for what i am about to do"

[nwad]

World hasn’t been the same after that slap

[newyorkaiss]

Can someone translate her? It's surprising that nobody has wondered what she's saying ever since.

[squanchmastersquanch]

I always see this on every New Years. Its a little tradition of mine. Never gets old.

[haseem]

Not everyone can say they were slapped by the pope. 😤👏

[dennyvandisarzio]

She came for the blessing and got the slapping

[zacharymagat]

*The Pope being violently tugged*

Papal Security: 👁️👄👁️

[frederickschiller]

Yo that woman’s probably still emotionally scarred for being scolded *by the pope*.

[typowyblist]

Woman: *grabs hand*

Pope: So you have chosen death.

[Hotghanaradio]

After that humiliating incident, she probably relocated to a different planet

[MassiveBig]

She was trying to tell him she ate a bat, and wasn't feeling well.

[nomenmariaeestreseratorium]

I can't really imagine John Paul II acting like this.