The first comment I read on the YouTube comments of this video was: "imagine starting 2020 with a literal slap on the wrist from the pope himself"
Imagine that.
The actual slap happens the :20 second mark.
Source YouTube:
A visibly annoyed Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St Peter's Square on New Year's Ever after she grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her. Pope Francis was walking through the square and greeting pilgrims. After reaching out to greet a child, the pope turned away from the crowd only for a nearby woman to seize his hand and pull her towards him. The abrupt gesture appeared to cause him pain and Francis slapped swiftly slapped at her hand before pulling his hand free
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