Conservatives Upset as Pope, On the Fly, Marries Two Flight Attendants

[Jerome]

Flight attendants in civil partnership seek Pope's blessing during flight, Francis marries the pair on the spot!:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/20/church-conservatives-question-popes-airborne-nupti/

At The Tablet, a more liberal leaning British weekly, Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb suggested that the airborne nuptials were part of the “paradigm shift” that Francis is trying to press in the church.

during a flight from Santiago, Chile, to Iquique, Chile, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Pope Francis celebrated the first-ever airborne papal wedding, marrying two flight attendants from Chile’s flagship airline during the flight. The couple had been married civilly in 2010

the happy couple...after serving breakfast...had hoped to just get a blessing from the pope. They told him that they had been married civilly in 2010...the pope proposed that he marry the couple right there

the conservative Catholic commentariat on Friday questioned the legitimacy of the impromptu sacrament....the naysayers all hail from the Anglo-Saxon blogosphere, which is among the most vocal in criticizing Francis, especially on issues of marriage.

 

[Adonia]

He's a liberal Jesuit priest, what else can you say?

 

[InTheLight]

He's a liberal Jesuit priest, what else can you say?

He didn't confirm that both were baptized Catholics before giving them a Catholic marriage. Is that the issue?

If so, I can see where it would cause problems with traditionalists.

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[kyredneck]

He didn't confirm that both were baptized Catholics before giving them a Catholic marriage. Is that the issue?

...I assumed it was because they were same gender...

"Pope Francis marries flight attendants Carlos Ciuffardi, left, and Paola Podest, center,...", see photo.

[add]

...never mind, I guess I'm looking at it wrong.

 

[Adonia]

...I assumed it was because they were same gender...

Now that would have required an ex-communication of the Pope himself!