Pope Francis on Wednesday related how he once inadvertently gave communion to an elderly Jewish woman, who only afterwards told him about her religion.
"I once went to say a Mass in a home for the elderly," he told a reporter who had asked him if he had ever denied communion to anyone." I said 'those who want to take communion raise your hand' and they all did, all the old men and old women wanted it," he said.
"Later this woman said to me, 'thank you, thank you, father, I'm Jewish.' I responded: 'so is what I just gave you' but let's move on," he said, laughing.Reporting by Philip Pullella, editing by Pritha SarkarSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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