Video: Pope Francis removed his hand so that parishioners do not kiss his ring and awake comments on social networks

The moment when some parishioners insist on kissing the papal ring (Video: Vatican News)

A gesture of Pope Francisco woke up comments in social networks where users have pointed out that it is more and more common that the pontiff refuses to let the faithful kiss his ring, as the tradition emphasizes.

The episode occurred Monday, during the Visit Bergoglio to the sanctuary of Loreto, in Italy. A video filmed after Mbad shows how the pope tried to withdraw his hand when parishioners tried kiss the so-called fisherman's ringalthough some have insisted on doing so.

In social networks, some versions indicated that it was a gesture of humility on the part of the pontiff; others, however, badured that it was due to tired.

The Edward Pentin, Vatican doctor He posted on his Twitter account that "this is not the first time we observe the reluctance of the Holy Father to embrace the ring, but this time the pontiff's efforts to avoid it. are extremely striking. "

The video shows how the pope greets dozens of people that he does not know resistance to kissing the ringbut later, he begins to take the hand away from those who try to do it.

The fisherman's ring and its history

The papal ring is also known by the name "the fisherman's ring" or "psychotic", since his name recalls that only the legitimate successor of the apostle San Pedro, who was a fisherman, can show it.

The specialized sites indicate that its origin could go back to the 13th century, when Pope Clement IV he mentioned the object for the first time in a letter written in 1265 to his nephew Pedro Grossi.

Its design is also quite common. All rings show the image of San Pedro fisherman in a boat and the name of the pope who occupies the seat at that time in Latin. In the past, it was used to seal the Sovereign Pontiff 's correspondence, but now it is simply a symbol of authority.

Francisco is the first pope not to use a ring entirely in gold but in gold, because he wanted a simple and easy to wear piece.

Pope Francis chose the sanctuary of Loreto to sign the "Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord", the Apostolic Exhortation of the recent Synod of Bishops on the theme "Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment", which was held at the Vatican from 3 to October 28, 2018.

In front of the image of the Virgin of Loreto, the Pontiff signed the text of the exhortation, which will be broadcast in the coming days.