{"id":5643,"date":"2013-11-03T09:24:09","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T17:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thedudeabides\/?p=5643"},"modified":"2015-03-10T10:02:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T17:02:51","slug":"pontifexcellent-newlyweds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thedudeabides\/2013\/11\/03\/pontifexcellent-newlyweds\/","title":{"rendered":"@PONTIFEXCELLENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Papa Frank is a romantic.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.romereports.com\/palio\/a-privileged-spot-for-newlyweds-at-the-popes-general-audience-english-11506.html#.UnaFnY2wHKk\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">RomeReports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Each week, Pope Francis breaks down barriers between him and the pilgrims at Wednesday\u2019s General Audience. But even so, finding a good spot to see him at St. Peter\u2019s Square is tough, not everyone can be front and center. But the privileged group who can have easy access to the front of the line are newlyweds. All the couple needs is to don their wedding gowns, and access is virtually guaranteed. \u2026<strong>Pope Francis greets each newlywed couple personally<\/strong>, once the General Audience ends. 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