Gay Spaniards greet Pope Ratz with a big make-out session

[marmar]

from the NY Daily News:






A crowd of about 200 gay men and women in Barcelona staged a massive make-out session in front of the Pope Sunday as he was driven through town in the bullet-proof Popemobile on his way to celebrate mass at one of the city's basilicas.

The monster spit-swap was organized by a Facebook group called Queer Kissing Flashmob, which sought to protest Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Spain and the Catholic church's policies about homosexuals.

"We are here for a peaceful protest," Eduardo Prado, one of the men who participated in the so-called kiss-in, told The Irish Times. "The church oppresses us and doesn't respect us…We can't tolerate this sort of Pope in the 21st century."

The kissing protesters were a small segment of the estimated 250,000 Spaniards who lined the streets along Benedict's motorcade route, but they were joined by others who were unhappy with the 83-year-old pontiff's visit, his second to Spain since 2006. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/11/07/2010-11-07_gay_protesters_in_spain_greet_pope_benedict_with_massive_kissin_to_signal_defian.html?r=news

[Mika]

1. Love it!

:applause:

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[Le Taz Hot]

2. LOL!

Excellent! :applause: :woohoo:

[progressoid]

3. Hahahaha!

I bet more than a few in the Pope's entourage actually enjoyed seeing that. :eyes: