Claim: A video shared hundreds of times on Facebook claims to show Pope Francis on his knees "asking Africans forgiveness". This is false; the image from April 2019 shows the pope kneeling to kiss the feet of South Sudan's president, and his opponent, a rebel chief, in an act of humility to encourage them to strengthen the country's peace process.
Fact-check: This video shows the pope asking for peace in South Sudan, not for forgiveness
Verdict: this video shows the pope asking for peace in south sudan,not for forgiveness
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Amanuel Neguede
Date published: 2020-04-21T16:18:00