Pope Francis rebuffs worshippers trying to kiss his ring

Pope Francis repeatedly pulled his hand away when worshippers attempted to kiss his papal ring at the Holy House of Loreto in Italy on Monday. Kissing the papal ring is traditionally seen as a sign of respect for the office. A close aide to the pope later said: 'Sometimes he likes it, sometimes he does not.'

The Guardian YouTube network:

[AmbienceWorld]

Who's watching this video, after watching him slap a woman's hand?

[sashadog]

They should call him the Nope instead of the Pope.

[thewhitehotel]

Oh I get it. Anyone fast enough to kiss the ring gets a stuffed animal.

[jayarmenian]

“Ohh you almost had it, gotta be quicker than that”

[RoseRose-exqy]

"Nasty little hobbitses, trying to kiss, my precious"....

[digital]

I don't know ... this made me very uncomfortable inside :(

[a.a.a.]

"They removed, my comment?...here it goes again...The poison on the ring, wasn't for them!!!"

[lgc]

Why dont they just tell the people in the line that the dude doesnt want his ring kissed? Seems like alot of effort to fight your hand away 100 times in a row

[Fuliginosus]

You have to grab his hand very firmly then yank it as you go down to kiss the ring, completely overpowering His Holiness.

[ToonandBBfan]

Put a sign up - *PLEASE DO NOT KISS THE POPE'S RING*

[marks]

Like something you'd see in a comedy sketch show

[SlayerOfCunts]

I can understand the confusion from the first 5 people. But how the hell does the rest of the line not realize it's about time to stop lunging at that ring like a psychotic woodpecker?

[Hourglasse]

For those of you who are defending him, do your research before commenting. The reason he is not letting them kiss his hands and smiles everytime they miss, is because he loses 50 XP everytime someone kisses his hands

[frankfitzmaurice]

Very very odd. It has only been a tradition for how long? Make some announcement if you want to change it. Don’t embarrass all these folks 🤦‍♂️

[addrad]

I love that he gets to the point where he is just pulling his hand back regardless of whether or not the person is moving in to kiss his ring.

[gerunkwon]

The Pope looks like he's having a blast

[ytb]

Looked for a second like someone might get slapped...

[real_armadillo]

I just love how he keeps smiling as they keep rolling in 😂

[marisilver]

Not anyone can do the illuminati hand shake or kiss the lead masonry ring. 💯

[lukephan]

*Kissing the papal ring is not a sign of respect for a specific pope, but for 2000-year long officium and tradition of catholic church. Tradition Francis has been neglecting since the very day he'd been elected.*