Francis apologized on new year’s day for slamming the hand of an admirer while greeting the faithful around the Vatican’s giant Nativity scene after a New Year’s Eve liturgy the evening before.

“Many times we lose our patience,” he said. “I do, too, and I’m sorry for yesterday’s bad example.”
In an incident captured on video and spread across the internet, Francis can be seen reaching into the crowd and seeking the hands of children. As he turns away, a woman in the crowd grabs his right hand with both of her hands and yanks the 83-year-old pope back, causing him to momentarily lose his balance. Francis, visibly upset, slaps twice at the woman’s hands to free himself, rebuking her, and then angrily turns away.

In an incident captured on video and spread across the internet, Francis can be seen reaching into the crowd and seeking the hands of children. As he turns away, a woman in the crowd grabs his right hand with both of her hands and yanks the 83-year-old pope back, causing him to momentarily lose his balance. Francis, visibly upset, slaps twice at the woman’s hands to free himself, rebuking her, and then angrily turns away.

The pontiff however offered an apology as he ruminated on patience and how it conquers “iniquity and power.”

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