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Pope Francis met privately with gay couple during US visit
The day before he came face-to-face with Kim Davis, Pope Francis met privately with an openly gay friend from Argentina and his partner.
Yayo Grassi confirmed to CNN on Friday (2 October) that he and his partner of 19 years and several other friends had a visit with the Pope at the Vatican Embassy.
The meeting took place on 23 September and was arranged personally by the Pope.
‘Three weeks before the trip, he called me on the phone and said he would love to give me a hug,’ Grassi said.
YouTube video of the visit shows the Pope greeting his friend with a hug then being introduced to the rest of the group including Grassi’s partner Iwan whose last name was not disclosed.
‘He has never been judgmental,’ Grassi said. ‘He has never said anything negative.’
Pope Francis has come under fire for meeting Davis, the Rowan County Clerk whose refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples landed her in a Kentucky jail last month.
The Vatican issued a statement Friday clarifying the Davis visit saying she was one of ‘several dozen persons who had been invited by the Nunciature to greet him as he prepared to leave Washington for New York City. Such brief greetings occur on all papal visits and are due to the Pope’s characteristic kindness and availability. The only real audience granted by the Pope at the Nunciature was with one of his former students and his family.’
That former student was Grassi.
Is Grassi troubled by the Pope’s stance against same-sex marriage?
‘Obviously he is the pastor of the church and he has to follow the church’s teachings,’ Grassi said. ‘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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Greg Hernandez
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