TOUCHING MOMENT POPE FRANCIS KISSED AND HELD MAN COVERED IN HUGE BOILS

Pope Francis was pictured on Wednesday embracing and kissing a severely disfigured man as he shut his eyes in prayer for the man. The Pontiff was greeting pilgrims following his weekly public audience when the man covered in neuronal tumors approached him, asking for a blessing. 

The man suffers from a rare and painful disease called neurofibromatosis, which causes boils, impaired vision and in some cases cancer. The disease genetic and not contagious but patients who suffer from it are often shunned by society because of their appearance. The photos have gone viral and people are praising the pope for his compassion and kindness.