A visibly angry Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St Peter’s Square on Tuesday after she grabbed his hand and yanked him toward her.
Pope Francis was walking through the square in Vatican City and greeting pilgrims on his way to see the large Nativity scene set up in the huge, cobbled esplanade.
The woman in the crowd drags Pope Francis towards her
The woman pulls Pope Francis closer
Pope Francis tries to extricate himself from the woman
After reaching out to touch a child, the pope turned away from the crowd only for a nearby woman to seize his hand and pull her toward him. The abrupt gesture appeared to cause him pain and Francis swiftly wrenched his hand free.
The woman had made the sign of the cross as the pope had approached. It was not clear what she was saying as she subsequently tugged him toward her.
Watch the Reuters Tweet on the incident:
Visibly disgruntled Pope Francis pulled himself away from a woman in a St. Peter's Square crowd after she grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her https://t.co/2nap3RhTHC pic.twitter.com/nrvpxJcEob
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 1, 2020
