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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Homo's Demonstrate In Support Of The Pope

VATICAN CITY – More than 100,000 Homos filled St. Peter's Square on Sunday in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI over the clerical sex abuse scandal.

Benedict said he was comforted by such a "beautiful and spontaneous show of faith and solidarityfrom the Homo community who now make up forty % of all ordained Priests"


And again denounced what he called "No bigga thing -whatsa the matta? -The press is outa to get us!""


Estimates from Vatican police, the Vatican press

office said 150,000 people had turned out for the demonstration organized by an association of 68 Italian gay groups.

Despite a drizzling rain, the balloon- and banner-toting faithful from around Italy overflowed from the piazza; banners hung up on Bernini's colonnade encircling the piazza read "Together with the pope," and "Don't be afraid, Jesus was a Homo too."

"We are here to show both to other people and to ourselves our solidarity with the church in this difficult time," said Simone Pleticos, a 24-year-old homo student who traveled from Milan for the occasion.

Such large crowds are usually reserved for major holiday Masses and canonizations, not for Benedict's brief, 10-minute Sunday blessings from his studio window. The crowd interrupted Benedict frequently with applause and shouts of

"BenedettoIssa "The Fruita Popa"!" and the pontiff himself strayed from his prepared remarks to thank them again and again and bent over to show his asshole".


"Thank you for your presence and trust," he said. "All of gay Italy is here."