184380, It depends if people were waiting on facts to form an opinion on this issue Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Fri Oct-02-15 02:32 PM
or if their mind was made up coming into it.
>http://www.salon.com/2015/10/02/pope_francis_met_with_openly_gay_couple_and_unlike_kim_davis_who_ambushed_him_he_did_so_intentionally/ > >Pope Francis met with openly gay couple — and unlike Kim >Davis, who ambushed him, he did so intentionally >SCOTT ERIC KAUFMAN > >Pope Francis met with openly gay couple — and unlike Kim >Davis, who ambushed him, he did so intentionally >(Credit: Reuters/Aristide Economopoulos) >Pope Francis met with a gay couple the day before he met with >same-sex marriage opponent Kim Davis, CNN’s Daniel Burke >reports. > >Yayo Grassi and his partner, Iwan — old friends of the pope >from Argentina — visited the pontiff and were greeted with >warm hugs. In an interview with CNN, Grassi said that “three >weeks before the trip, he called me on the phone and said he >would love to give me a hug.” > >Unlike the publicity stunt manufactured by Kim Davis, her >lawyers, and elements within the church hostile to Francis’ >agenda, this meeting was both deliberate and purposive. > >Referring to the Vatican’s statement about Davis, in which >Reverend Federico Lombardi said that “the only real audience >granted by the Pope at the nunciature was with one of his >former students and his family,” Grassi said “that was >me.” Pope Francis taught him at Inmaculada Concepcion high >school in Flores, Argentina, from 1964-1965. > >The pope is aware of Grassi’s sexuality, but “he has never >been judgmental. He has never said anything negative.” > >“Obviously he is the pastor of the church and he has to >follow the church’s teachings,” Grassi continued. “But >as a human being he understands all kinds of situations, and >he is open to all kinds of people, including those with >different sexual characteristics.”
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