The day before he met with (the infamous) Kim Davis, Pope Francis also met privately with his openly gay friend and his partner. Yayo Grassi told CNN on Friday that he and his partner of 19 years and several other friends had a visit with the Pope at the Vatican Embassy on 23 September. It was arranged personally by the Pope. Grass said;
“Three weeks before the trip, he called me on the phone and said he would love to give me a hug.
He has never been judgmental. He has never said anything negative.”
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.
The Pope has come under fire for meeting Davis and 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 none other than Yayo. 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. 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.”
That’s one interpretation, anyway. Watch. It’s a very sweet meeting.
(Photo, YouTube; via Gay Star News)
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