Pope Francis struggles himself from woman in St. Peter's Square, video shows

Pope Francis struggles to free himself from woman in St. Peter's Square, video shows 

The 83-year-old was on his way to visit a nativity scene in Vatican City's central plaza when the woman grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her.

He had reached over a barrier to touch a child and had already turned to walk away when he was drawed back.

The visibly-amazed pontiff stumbled slightly as he moved back towards the barrier and appeared to be in some ache.

He then scolded the woman verbally before slapping her hand twice when she still refused to let go.

Security guards then moved in to pry the woman off him.

The woman had made the sign of the cross as the Pope walked towards her, and was trying to talk to him as she held his hand, although it is not clear what she was saying.

The Pope has now apologised over the incident.

"We lose patience many times," Francis confessed. "It happens to me too. I apologise for the bad example given yesterday."

He was later filmed continuing to shake hands with worshippers and kissing the cheek of a baby passed to his guards by its mother.

'BUILD BRIDGES, NOT WALLS'

At the New Year's Eve evening service at St Peter's Basilica, the Pope told the congregation to practice solidarity and to "build bridges, not walls".

On Christmas Eve, he said the light of Christmas should be allowed to counter the "darkness of human hearts", mentioning in particular unrest in Ukraine, Venezuela, Syria, and a number of countries in Africa.

He also called for compassion for migrants forced by conflicts and economic hardship to "emigrate in the hope of a secure life".

He said that after perilous journeys, they are often "find themselves before walls of indifference" in places where "they might have hoped for a dignified life".

The New Year's incident is not the first time the Pope has rebuffed affection by the faithful.

 

Spain moves to suspend Catalan autonomy

Spain is to start suspending Catalonia's autonomy from saturday, as they threatens to declare independence.

Madrid said ministers will converge to activate Article 155 of the constitution, allowing it to take over running  the region of the region.

Catalonian's leaders had vowed to declare independence  if Spain continue her  "repression"

Article 155 of the constitution, which cemented democratic rule three  years  after the death of dictator General Francisco Franco in 1975, allows Madrid to impose direct  rule in a crisis but it has never  been invoked.

Spain awaits Catalan!

Carles Puigdemont, Catalan leader is due to announce  his plans for the future of the province amid pressures to drop his plans of break away from Spain.

There is speculation he may  announce unilateral declaration of independence following a disputed  referendum. 

Catalan police have been posted outside the Parliament in  Barcelona.

The  Mayor  of Barcelona has urged Mr  Puigdemont and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano  Rajo to "DE-escalate" the crisis.

Why is Madrid opposing Catalan independent?

Protest for Navalny cross Russia on Putin birthday

Over 300 people have been arrested  as supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny hold  Protests in 90 cities accross  Russia.

They are demanding he be allowed to stand in 2018 presidential elections. 

 Clashes and  dozens  of  arrest  have  been reported  In St Petersburg, Where  the main protest is taking place. 

  The  rallies  coincide with President Vladimir Putins  65th birthday. Most are unauthorised, in Moscow and  St Petersburg.

 Mr Navalny is prese

ntly  serving a 20years jail for consistent violation of Public  meeting  law.

It is the third  time  this year that Navalny has  been jailed!

Is  Putin feeling the Heat?

Boris Johnson tells Tories to 'get behind' Theresa May

Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has  urged  colleagues to "get behind" the PM because "people  are fed up with this malarkey"

In a WhatsApp message he urged Toris "talk about nothing except policies". 

It Comes  after  ex-party chairman Grant Shapps said about 30 Tori MPs backed his call for a leadership contest.

The  party's leader in Scotland, Ruth Davidson, said it should "get its house in order", back Theresa May and "let her get back to governing"

    Brexit afterwards ?

Trump rolls back free birth control.

THE new  trufle could stripe birth control coverage from millions  of women ,demolishing  an Obama Provision.
               This  rule has  empowered  the  employers to opt out of providing Free  birth Control to millions of United states  citizens! The rule allows the employers and  THE insurers to declined from providing birth Control if doing  so  violates their "religious beliefs" or "morał convictions"

     Fifty-five million  women  benefited from the Obama-era  rule, which mad companies provide birth Control.
     As  a candidate, Mr Trump had pledge to eliminate that requirement.
     Which way America?

 

Catalonia Referendum

Thousand protest nad stroje over Catalonia referendum violence.


Municipal Police in Barcelona say 15,000 demonstrators stopped traffic, as schools, universities nad FC Barcelona shot Down.

Several thousand protesters gathered outside the Barcelona headquarters  of spain's National Police Force on Tuesday amid strike in protest at police  brutality during ten disputed referendum on Catalonian independence.

As  Madrid  come under growing International pressure to resolve its  worst  political chaos in decades, ten crowd  assembled in the Catalan capital, chanting "independence", calling Spanish Polish an "occupying force" and  urging  them  to vacate  THE region.

  What  will become of  catalonians  after independence?