Catholic Church|According to sources, the 87-year-old pope used the understyle word when he claimed to the bishops that there would be too many representatives of the sexual minority in the seminaries.
Pope Francis used an understatement when speaking to bishops about sexual minorities, according to Italian media and, for example The Guardian and Reuters news agency.
It was first reported by the political gossip website Dagospia. From major Italian newspapers La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera confirmed that they heard about it from several sources. The Pope used the word “frociaggine” and claimed that there are too many of them in seminaries. A vulgar term referring to homosexuality.
The bishop, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Corriere della Serra that the Argentine-born pope might not have understood how vulgar the word he was using.
Reuters according to the Pope spoke critically about the participation of homosexuals in priestly seminaries at least as early as 2018. The Catholic Church has been accused for decades of protecting priests who have abused underage boys.
On the other hand, the Pope has reminded that he does not condemn a person’s homosexuality if he is looking for God with the right intention. Last year, the Pope gave priests permission to bless same-sex couples if the occasion is not connected to the conclusion of a civil union.
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