India, Oct. 16 -- A New York pastor has made international news with a poorly-worded social media post about marrying his brother. Peter Deberny, a Lutheran minister in Long Island, shared a photograph on X from a wedding ceremony. The picture shows a bride and groom holding hands during their wedding ceremony, but it was the accompanying caption that drew eyeballs.

"Yesterday I married my brother," Peter Deberny captioned the photograph.

The post quickly went viral, racking up more than 10 million views as confused users tried to make sense of the statement. Many initially thought the pastor was announcing a same-sex marriage with his sibling - until they realised what he actually meant.

As it turns out, Pastor Deberny didn't marry hi...