The gesture used as a form of papal blessing by popes through the centuries may have come into existence due to an injury that the first pope, St.Peter's, sustained. Though to be an injury to his ...
St. Peter's, the first pope had an ulnar nerve injury and out of respect for him the other popes followed with that same pattern to bless people. Popes who normally use a familiar papal blessing hand ...
As millions eagerly await Pope Francis' first visit to the United States, an anatomy professor at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine and former orthopedic surgeon offers insight into the likely ...