The Vatican officially explained why the pope did not let himself kiss the ring

The director of the Vatican press office, Alessandro Gisotti, said that the pope did not let himself kiss the ring because of a "hygiene problem" in order to " do not catch the germs "that he had left in the hand.

"The pope worried about the hygiene and contamination of germs by people who were lining up to kiss him in the same place." The pope told me that he liked cuddles and loved ones, but he feared that everyone would get sick. ", Gisotti clarified before the journalists' questions.

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A video of Pope Francis greeting the faithful in Loreto, Italy, where he went on Monday to sign the apostolic exhortation of young people who turned on social networks because of the Pontiff's attitude , which prevented people from kissing the ring. The repeated gesture of removing the hand was very commented.

In the networks, many people had fun with the video. There were also differing opinions, because in other recent cases the ring was allowed to kiss and now, during his visit to Loreto, there was an exaggerated apprehension of the traditional gesture.

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