[Crimson Dynamo]

Pope Francis allegedly told a closed-door meeting of Italian bishops not to
allow gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers
reporting that the Pope used Italian slang for homosexuals during the course
of the conversation.

Citing sources who had attended the meeting, the Corriere della Sera and La
Repubblica newspapers claimed that the 87-year-old Pontiff had said there is
“frociaggine” – which translates in English to f*g**try” – in some of the
seminaries.

Many received the Pope’s comments with surprise, as Francis has often been
perceived by some as a liberal reformer when it comes to the Church’s stance
on homosexuality.

So you know how Pope Francis is generally portrayed as a big cuddly liberal?
He has just used perhaps the most offensive homophobic term in Italian
(basically f*g**t) while calling on bishops not to accept any seminarians who are gay.

— Marcus Walker (@WalkerMarcus) May 27, 2024


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