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Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday for using a vulgar gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.
The 87-year-old pontiff had expressed his opposition to homosexual men entering training colleges for priests, even if they declared they would be celibate. In 2013, just weeks after taking office, Francis famously said that “if someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him?”
But DeBernardo expressed disappointment that the Vatican did not clarify the pope’s arguments regarding gay priests. Francis has repeatedly insisted on the importance of a Catholic Church open to all, including LGBTQ believers, and last December opened the door to the blessing of gay couples. Meeting Catholic families in Verona this month, the pope told a joke about a grumpy shopkeeper, pausing half way through the punchline so it sounded like it would end with a swear word, before correcting himself with a cheeky laugh.
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