VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gays to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gays to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests.
Italian media on Monday had quoted unnamed Italian bishops in reporting that Francis jokingly used the term “faggotness” while speaking in Italian during the encounter. He had used the term in reaffirming the Vatican’s ban on allowing gay men to enter seminaries and be ordained priests. “The pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who were offended by the use of a term that was reported by others,” Bruni said.
The Vatican ban was articulated in a 2005 document from the Congregation for Catholic Education, and later repeated in a subsequent document in 2016, which said the church cannot admit to seminaries or ordain men who “practice homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called gay culture.”
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pope Francis Uses Shocking Anti-Gay Slur In Meeting With Bishops: ReportsRon Dicker is a general assignment reporter at HuffPost. He has covered sports, entertainment and many other beats in his journalism career, and has lived in New York City for more than 20 years.
Read more »
Pope Francis allegedly used homophobic slur to refer to LGBTQ+ people, Italian newspapers reportFrancis has so far been credited with leading the Roman Catholic Church into taking a more welcoming approach towards the LGBT community
Read more »
Pope Francis Allegedly Used Derogatory Slur for LGBTQ PeoplePope Francis allegedly used an offensive slur to refer to LGBTQ people in conversations with bishops over allowing gay men into seminaries, highlighting the Catholic Church’s complex position on the community.
Read more »
Pope Francis appeals for peace 'in these times of world war'Pope Francis renewed his appeals for peace worldwide at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday.
Read more »
Vatican Museums staff challenge Pope’s governance with legal bid for better terms, treatmentThe complaint is the latest legal challenge to underscore how the Vatican’s laws, regulations and practices are often incompatible with Italian and European norms
Read more »
City of Kansas City Deletes Tweet Disowning Chief’s Kicker Butker Due to Commencement Speech'Things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia as well as a growing support for degenerate cultural values and media all stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.'
Read more »