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

[eastcoast_bsc]

In his address on Wednesday morning in a packed St. Peter’s Square, the pontiff confessed to losing his patience with the woman.
So many times we lose patience. Me, too,” said in his impromptu remarks. “I say ‘excuse me’ for the bad example.”

The video sparked indignation from Twitter users, with one person writing: “Not what Jesus would have done.”

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

 

[Going_Nowhere]

Maybe the Pope isn't such a bad guy after all.

 

[Wolseley]

No, it probably isn't what Jesus would have done. But Jesus is God Incarnate; the Pope is just a human being, afflicted with the same foibles and sinful tendencies as the rest of us. At least the Pope apologized. Can you imagine another significant news figure---say, somebody like Nancy Pelosi or Joe Biden---doing the same? I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[PittBullMom]

In the video it looked like she really yanked on him and he was hurt. Then who knows how hard she was squeezing his hand with the force she used. He’s human. He’s old. It probably hurt.

 

[Anhelyna]

As I've said before about things , none of us were there, and all we have to see are video clips - which of course may or may not be, edited to show what the person, who took them, wanted.

The BBC Clip I posted , to me show that she really yanked hard and got him off balance. I personally cannot blame anyone who retaliates under those circumstances

 

[pdudgeon]

The incident reminds me of the Bible passage that relates the story of the woman with the issue of blood, who reached out to Jesus in desperation.
Mark 5:25, and Luke 8:43.

If this woman made the sign of the Cross, and then reached out to him with both hands, and grabbed him, she was desperate.

 

[St Sebastian]

I would make it up by setting up a private audience with her.

 

[anna ~ grace]

In the video it looked like she really yanked on him and he was hurt. Then who knows how hard she was squeezing his hand with the force she used. He’s human. He’s old. It probably hurt.

PittBullMom, I'm actually really glad to see you! I was thinking about you for the past couple days. Happy 2020!

 

[PittBullMom]

PittBullMom, I'm actually really glad to see you! I was thinking about you for the past couple days. Happy 2020!

Happy New Year!

 

[Stabat Mater dolorosa]

Even I with my distaste for pope Francis understands his reaction. She pulled him in the arm and seemed to hold him against his will for a little while. He's old and probably tired and lost his temper for a second.

It's not as if he slapped her in the face or something. He just slapped her hand once. The way this has been blown out of proportion is ridiculous. When reading the papers it seemed as if he really hit her.

To me its very understandable that he reacted as he did.

 

[Michie]

Even I with my distaste for pope Francis understands his reaction. She pulled him in the arm and seemed to hold him against his will for a little while. He's old and probably tired and lost his temper for a second.

It's not as if he slapped her in the face or something. He just slapped her hand once. The way this has been blown out of proportion is ridiculous. When reading the papers it seemed as if he really hit her.

To me its very understandable that he reacted as he did.

Yes but the next day was a bit of overkill imo as far as his homily. He turned it into more of a thing with his homily. The apology was needed but he tends to turn everything into a sort of pc crusade.

 

[Stabat Mater dolorosa]

Yes but the next day was a bit of overkill imo as far as his homily. He turned it into more of a thing with his homily. The apology was needed but he tends to turn everything into a sort of pc crusade.

The flipping of political coins, I guess. I'm not reading any of pope Francis homilies or interviews anymore. I stopped two years ago.
It's a one track record anyway.

 

[Michie]

The flipping of political coins, I guess. I'm not reading any of pope Francis homilies or interviews anymore. I stopped two years ago.
It's a one track record anyway.

Well you are not missing anything imo.

 

[Michie]

Take-Aways from the Pope's "Great Swat" of New Year's 2020

 

[PittBullMom]

Didn’t St. Peter himself have a temper?

 

[Michie]

Didn’t St. Peter himself have a temper?

Yes. Along with a lot of saints.

 

[Michie]

Francis’s slap, apology a true ‘one of us’ moment

 

[PittBullMom]

Francis’s slap, apology a true ‘one of us’ moment

that was a good article. I had a thought while reading it... how are we to go to confession and expect forgiveness but can’t tolerate the Pope being human and accepting his apology? I’m sure there’s worse being told in the confessional from lay people. They’re forgiven too.

 

[Michie]

Why did viral papal slap garner Francis largely favorable news media coverage? — GetReligion