Mile-high club reaches for Heaven

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The mile-high club is usually referred to with a wink and a smile.  Recently, however, Pope Francis put a ring on it.

The pontiff officiated a wedding between two attendants during a flight to Iquique, Chile.  The couple had previously planned a religious ceremony, but a “massive earthquake” had destroyed their church on the wedding day.  They had therefore settled for a civil service.

After hearing this story, Pope Francis offered to marry them mid-flight.  Upon agreement, he “blessed the wedding rings the couple have worn since their civil ceremony.”  Then “an accompanying Chilean cardinal drafted the legal document for the marriage by hand.”

The groom expressed hope that this first-time papal occurrence will help to “promote marriage.”

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