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2024-01-14 16:38:09 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8E6A95D2F849AFCED68DE9F73049169D7EA63AD167E8065E73B61C74FBA2FB66
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Pope Francis later clarified, it was a fear of spreading germs that provoked him to yank his hand away from the lips of devoted worshippers. Francis became concerned about the unsanitary practice when long lines of churchgoers lined up to greet him. https://www.npr.org/2019/03/28/707806661/why-did-the-pope-refuse-to-let-worshippers-kiss-his-ring-hygiene
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