Allen Hunt's Blog

During our visit to Italy, we were able to get invited to the weekly papal audience. Each Wednesday, when the Pope is in Rome, he addresses a gathering of believers in St. Peter's Square. For the past few months, each address has focused on an early Church figure or leader with some application from that person's life to our own modern lifes.

Because of some close friends, we sat near the Pope's platform. It was excruciatingly hot in the direct sun for several hours as the crowd of perhaps 20,000 gathered in the square. One of the odd surprise discoveries during that time was a groom of about 10 newly married couples seated right next to us. The Pope blesses newlyweds each week, so a number of couples arrive early in their wedding gowns and suits in order to be near the papal platform. Most of these couples were Italian but a few were from other countries. And we found one couple from America - from the Washington, DC area.

Of course, we took the opportunity to get out the cellphone video camera and interview them. Check it out here - www.allenhuntshow.com