Ping!
So much is lost in translation and poor writing, lets just make stuff up to get excited about....
Pope flips off mayor then smiles!
There has to be more to this story. If there is any animosity or friction between the two men, I’d be surprised if it was based on the Mayor not favoring same-sex marriage. Most Christians still don’t favor it. It may just be a power struggle, brought on by a clash of personalities. Sometimes, you just don’t like somebody.
The Mayor of Rome should not be upset with these comments. There are Catholics, here, on FR who say the same thing about Francis.
Some of the problem is that the Mayor is a longtime advocate for “the right to die”, i.e. euthenasia.
There may be other issues also.
He’s a moderate leftist.
This man is Bi-polar. That can be dangerous.
Maybe this is one giant misunderstanding and he doesn’t understand any language at all.
One way or the other, we have enough problems here, Rome should take care of it for the good of all Catholics.