Pope Francis described violence against women as “a blasphemy against God.” A day earlier, the frustrated pontiff slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him towards her.
Pope Francis issued a rare public apology on Wednesday for slapping the hand of a pilgrim who grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her.
The apology came as the pontiff used his New Year’s Day homily to condemn violence against women and consumerism based on their bodies.
Pope Francis, 83, confessed to losing his patience when he hit the hand of a pilgrim when she unexpectedly seized his hand and pulled him towards her during a walkabout in St. Peters Square on Tuesday.
A woman grabbed Pope Francis towards her when he was greeting pilgrims at St. Peter's Square. The abrupt gesture appeared to cause him pain and the visibly disgruntled pope swiftly wrenched his hand free https://t.co/2nap3R0iQ4 pic.twitter.com/9xooCrAWx3
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“So many times we lose patience, even me, and I apologize for yesterday’s bad example,” the pope told thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
Francis went on to describe violence against women as “a blasphemy against God.”
Despite being the source of life, women “are continually insulted, beaten, raped, forced to prostitute themselves and to suppress the life they bear in the womb.”
“Every form of violence inflicted upon a woman is a blasphemy against God, who was born of a woman. Humanity’s salvation came forth from the body of a woman: We can understand our degree of humanity by how we treat a woman’s body.”
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Pope says don’t do what I did to woman, it’s “blasphemy”