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Pope used vulgar Italian pos to refer to LGBT people: Italian media
VATICAN Capital – Pope Francis used a highly derogatory designation towards the LGBT group as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that homosexual people should not be allowed to become priests, the Italian media reported on May 27.
La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, Italy’s largest circulation dailies, both quoted the pontiff as saying seminaries, or priesthood colleges, are already too full of “frociaggine”, a vulgar Italian word roughly translating as “faggotness”.
The Vatican did not respond to a petition for comment.
La Repubblica attributed its story to several unspecified sources, while Corriere said it was backed up by a not many unnamed bishops who suggested the Pope, as an Argentine, might have not realised that the Italian term he used was offensive.
Political gossip website Dagospia was the first to report on the alleged incident, said to have happened on May 20, when the Italian Bishops’ Conference opened a four-day assembly with a non-public meeting with the pontiff.
The Pope, who is 87, has so far been credited with leading the Roman Catholic Church into taking a more welcoming a
Vatican apologises after Pope Francis uses derogatory term for gay men
The Vatican has apologised after the Pope used a highly revolting word about gay men.
In a statement, it said: "Pope Francis is attentive of the articles recently published about a conversation, behind closed doors, with the bishops of the CEI [the Italian Episcopal Conference of Catholic bishops].
"As he stated on several occasions, 'In the Church there is room for everyone, for everyone! Nobody is useless, nobody is superfluous, there is room for everyone. Just as we are, all of us.'
"The Pope never intended to offend or convey himself in homophobic terms, and he apologises to those who felt offended by the use of a term reported by others."
Pope Francis made the remark in a closed-door meeting with bishops, when describing priesthood colleges as already too full of "frociaggine" - a highly offensive Italian slur.
He is said to have reiterated that gay men should not be allowed to become priests.
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Tap hereThe remark was reportedly made on 20 May, as first reported by political gossip we
Pope apologises over reported homophobic slur
Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men.
A utterance from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were "hurt by the use of a word".
At the Italian Bishops' Conference, the pope reportedly said gay men should not be allowed to train for the priesthood, adding there was already an air of frociaggine, which translates as a highly offensive slur.
This gathering was in private, but has been widely reported.
“Pope Francis is aware of the articles that hold come out recently concerning a conversation he had with bishops... behind closed doors,” the statement quoted the director of the Holy See - the Catholic Church's governing body - Matteo Bruni, as saying.
The Pope’s reported comments were first conveyed to the Italian tabloid website Dagospia, and were soon confirmed by other Italian news agencies.
There has been shock at the reported language, particularly as Pope Francis has often talked publicly of being respectful towards gay people.
Mr Bruni said: “As he [the Pope] has stated on more than one occas
Italian media says Pope used homophobic slur in meeting with bishops
Pope Francis used a homophobic slur during a conference with Italian bishops, as he reiterated that gay men should not be allowed to get priests, according to Italian media.
The La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera newspapers reported on Monday that the 87-year-old Pope made the derogatory remark in a private encounter a week ago when he was asked whether queer men should be allowed to coach for the priesthood provided they remained celibate.
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end of listPope Francis said they should not and joked that there were “already too many “‘frociaggine'” in some seminaries. In English, the term roughly translates to f****.
Corriere della Sera reported that some of those present felt that the Pope, whose first language is Spanish, did not realise how offens
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Pope Francis has issued an apology after he was quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the LGBT community, the Vatican said.
Italian media reported on Monday that Francis used the Italian term “frociaggine”, roughly translating as “f****try”, in a private meeting last week when he was asked whether gay men should be allowed to train for the priesthood provided they remained celibate.
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end of listItalian political gossip website Dagospia was the first to report the alleged incident, said to have happened on May 20 when the pontiff met Italian bishops behind closed doors.
“The Pope never intended to offend or communicate himself in homophobic terms, and he apologises to those who felt offended by the employ of a legal title reported by others,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement on Tuesday.
Francis was addressing