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Pope Francis met with Yayo Grassi and Iwan Bagus
by EAMON JAVERS
OCT 2 2015, 2:56 PM ET
... Pope Francis .. met with a same-sex couple.
Yayo Grassi, and his partner of 19 years, Iwan Bagus, met with Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, Grassi said. Grassi is one of the pope's former students.
"He met with me and my boyfriend — knowing that I am his friend and that my boyfriend is my boyfriend," Grassi told CNBC. "We did not talk about gay marriage. I know what he thinks" ...
"I need to testify to the fact that he's not this homophobic person that people think he is" ...
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/pope-francis-visits-america/pope-francis-met-gay-couple-yayo-grassi-iwan-bagus-during-n437651
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