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In this Majority Report clip, the Pope doesn't like his ring kissed.
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"Footage of Pope Francis pulling his hand away from being kissed by a long line of people has gone viral, with conservative critics condemning what they said was Francis’s “graceless disrespect for the tradition”.
In the video clip filmed on Monday in a church in Loreto, in the Marche region, Francis is seen retracting his right hand as Catholics attempt to kiss his ring. Three days later, the Vatican spokesman said that Francis was worried about spreading germs.
However, according to experts and senior members of the Catholic church, Francis’s gesture indicates a uneasiness with an element of traditional protocol that has lost its original meaning."*
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