Hello notestoponder. The Pope is an elderly man in his 80’s. A sharp yank on his arm like that had to hurt and could have injured him seriously. He almost fell. I do not think the woman meant any harm just too caught up in the religious fervor of the moment, but her could have. That the Pope was as restrained as he was is the real story. How many of our elderly family and friends would have been so nice and gentle had they been gripped and yanked like that? I think he shouldn’t have apologized for being human, but it was a way to put the situation to bed and stop it being in the news for weeks. Hugs
notestoponder 
Hello notestoponder. The Pope is an elderly man in his 80’s. A sharp yank on his arm like that had to hurt and could have injured him seriously. He almost fell. I do not think the woman meant any harm just too caught up in the religious fervor of the moment, but her could have. That the Pope was as restrained as he was is the real story. How many of our elderly family and friends would have been so nice and gentle had they been gripped and yanked like that? I think he shouldn’t have apologized for being human, but it was a way to put the situation to bed and stop it being in the news for weeks. Hugs
When you’re angry that strangers try to control what you do with your body…