Gay Couple Weirded Out By Pope Francis Standing In Back Of Wedding Ceremony

BELLEVUE, WA—While emphasizing that they appreciated the pontiff’s support, local newlyweds John Greene and Adam Liu admitted today that they were nevertheless a little weirded out by Pope Francis standing in the back of their wedding ceremony on Saturday.

John Greene told reporters that shortly after he and his new husband heeded the ordained minister’s request to join hands and face each other, the pair took one last glance at the audience and noticed the Bishop of Rome standing quietly near a back wall and smiling.

“I guess I’m flattered that he decided to come to our wedding for some reason, but at the same time, I have to say, it was a little off-putting,” Greene said of the ecclesiastical leader’s presence at the non-denominational ceremony, which he attended alone. “Every once in a while he would give a little nod, then go back to just standing there with this smile on his face.”

“It was definitely a nice gesture; it was just kind of weird and distracting, considering we don’t know him and whatnot,” Greene added, noting that the Pope was otherwise polite and gracious during the roughly 20-minute ceremony. “I could see him clapping at the end of our vows. Like, really enthusiastically.”

Greene and Liu reported that as they walked back down the aisle following the ceremony, the Sovereign of Vatican City leaned in and whispered “congratulations” with a tear in his eye—a gesture they said was “sweet and all, but frankly a little startling.”

The newlyweds said they were equally surprised to see the Supreme Pontiff shortly thereafter at the reception party at a nearby harbor club, where he quietly listened with visible emotion as friends and family toasted the longtime couple.

Read more at: http://www.theonion.com/articles/gay-couple-weirded-out-by-pope-francis-standing-in,35109/

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