Pope Francis kisses a nun on the cheek after making a joke to her saying "You bite! I will give you a kiss but you stay calm. Don't bite!" as he arrives for the general audience at the Vatican, in this still image taken from a video, January 8, 2020. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who last month angrily slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him towards her, gave a light-hearted reaction more typical of his papacy on Wednesday when a nun asked him for a kiss. He said yes, although only after she promised not to bite him.
The good-natured exchange took place at the start of Francis' weekly general audience. As he was walking into the large hall where thousands of people were waiting, an excited nun asked if he would kiss her, shouting in Italian "Bacio, Papa!" (A kiss, pope!)
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