One of those emails was sent by Ms. Folmer, though Mr. Morris had not seen it because of the sheer volume of messages in his inbox. A week later, Mr. Morris noticed a post from Ms. Folmer on her social media and thought it would be a good time to reach out, so he sent her a direct message on Twitter. “Kaitlyn, I don’t know if you remember me, but we met in Rome when I was a Catholic priest,” he wrote. “I’ve requested dispensation from Pope Francis for the possibility of leaving the priesthood. “We drank rosé, and sat and talked for about two hours,” she said.

Source: New York Times November 13, 2020 10:00 UTC