Bishops say pontiff made remark during closed-door debate over admitting homosexual men into seminaries
While Pope Francis has sought to adopt a more inclusive tone towards the LGBTQ+ community, he has objected to admitting gay men into seminaries.While Pope Francis has sought to adopt a more inclusive tone towards the LGBTQ+ community, he has objected to admitting gay men into seminaries.Pope Francis allegedly used an offensive slur during a discussion with bishops over admitting homosexual men into seminaries, several Italian newspapers have reported.
During the discussion, when one of the bishops asked Francis what he should do, the pope reportedly reiterated his objection in admitting gay men, saying that while it was important to embrace everyone, it was likely that a gay person could risk leading a double life. He is then alleged to have added that there was already too much “frociaggine”, a vulgar Italian word that roughly translates at “faggotness”, in some seminaries.
La Repubblica, Corriere and Adnkronos quoted unnamed bishops, who said that the pontiff meant the derogatory term as a “joke”, and that those around him were surprised and perplexed by the alleged slur. One bishop told Corriere della Sera that the pontiff might not have been aware that the term was offensive.
Since he was elected pope in 2013, Francis has sought to adopt a more inclusive tone towards the LGBTQ+ community in his public statements, much to the disdain of conservative cardinals.He approved a ruling in December allowing priests to bless unmarried and same-sex couples in what was a significant change of position for the Catholic church.
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