Pope Francis has apologized after it was reported that he used a homophobic slur when discussing gay men entering the seminary.
during a private meeting. But it also kind of sounds like he never really thought we were going to find out that he said it in the first place?
According to several Italian news outlets, the pope was in a private meeting at the Italian Bishops’ Conference when the topic of allowing gay men into seminaries to train for the priesthood came up. Pope Francis was reportedly against the idea, claiming that there was already too muchin the seminaries. If you’re looking for a translation, it’s roughly the English-language slur for gay men turned into an adjective.
On Tuesday, the Vatican released a statement from the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni. After noting that Francis was in “a closed-door conversation” when he uttered the slur , Bruni shared “As he has stated on many occasions, ‘There is room for everyone in the Church, for everyone! No one is useless; no one is superfluous; there is room for everyone. Just as we are, everyone,’” the statement read. “The pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologizes to those who felt offended by the use of a term, as reported by others.”
Reading between the lines, this apology basically amounts to, “Whoops! You weren’t supposed to hear that, my bad.” So, sure, there is room for “everyone” in the Catholic Church. But if you’re a gay guy who is thinking about becoming a man of the cloth, your future bossFollowing This One Fashion Rule Could Save You HundredsHow to Shut Down Gossip at WorkJason Kelce’s wife got into a verbal altercation with a woman who asked for a selfie over the weekend.
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