Pope Francis kissed the feet of “black people” and asked forgiveness during the novel coronavirus scare.
Speak Now, Novel coronavirus has claimed over 48,500 lives as on April 2, 2020, and infected over 9.54 lakh people worldwide., Amidst this, a video has gone viral on Facebook and WhatsApp claiming that Pope Francis is kissing the feet of "black people", asking for forgiveness due to the the novel coronavirus scare., "The viral video, posted by users like Tracey Idemudia and Amb Joseph Orlando Beyan Jr on Facebook, shows that Pope Francis is kneeling down to kiss feet of other people.", The video caption read, "The pope is kissing the feet of black people asking for forgiveness for all the wickedness they gave done to black people since the beginning of times. The Coronavirus is changing the world and their attitude to black people. The world will never be the same again as we know it. Black people are the original people of the world and now we all see the truth.", , The archived version of the post is saved here and here., India Today Anti-Fake News War room (AFWA) found this to be a misleading claim., The viral video is one-year-old and has no connection to the current novel coronavirus pandemic., In April, 2019, Pope Francis knelt down and kissed the feet of South Sudan leaders at a Vatican retreat, urging them to stay in peace., This video is viral on Facebook as many people have posted this video linking it to novel coronavirus., With the help of keywords search, we found various international media portals had published reports on this event last year., According to CNN news report published on April 12, 2019, Pope Francis broke the protocol for papal to kiss the feet of South Sudan leaders., As per this report, Pope kissed the feet of President Salva Kiir Mayardit and then vice-presidents-designate Riek Machar and Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior of Sudan. Kiir and Machar were once rivals leaders of Sudan., BBC and VOA had also published similar reports on this event., "According to these reports, this was Pope Franciss earnest appeal to the once-warring leaders of Sudan to maintain peace in the region.", Hence, this viral video is one year old and has no relation to novel coronavirus., The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie., , Violent India-China clash at LAC: What really happened that night, Exclusive: Images from Galwan show Chinese build-up intact after carnage, India holds fort, India-China border dispute: Importance of Pangong Tso and why its fingers are much sought after, Covid-19 Tracker: State-wise data, daily trends, patients cured, deaths and more, In Depth: Can India do business without China?, Strict action must be taken against China: Arvind Kejriwal, "Did PM come clear on Ladakh? Its Rahul Kanwal vs Rajdeep Sardesai", In Depth: The history of Ladakh and India-China dispute, India to buy 12 Sukhois and 21 MiG-29 figter jets, Ladakh face-off: Top 5 developments, Ladakh face-off explained, Rahul Gandhi targets Gujarat govt over coronavirus mortality rate, , Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today
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