Former Catholic priest marries girlfriend


A former Roman Catholic priest and his new bride will wait more than a
week before saying their vows in an Episcopalian ceremony in Southeast
Florida.

Alberto Cutié, 40, and 35-year-old Ruhama Buni Canellis were married in
a civil ceremony at the Coral Gables courthouse Tuesday after entering
the building through a back entrance, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.

Miami-Dade County Judge Jacqueline Schwartz conducted the brief ceremony
in her chambers, a court employee told the Herald.

Cutié left his post as priest at St. Francis de Sales Catholic church in
Miami Beach after photographs showing him nuzzling Canellis were
published in a celebrity magazine.

He left the Catholic Church to become an Episcopalian late last month
and preached his first sermon at Church of the Resurrection in Biscayne
Park on May 31.




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