The pontiff reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last week as he told Italian bishops that gay men shouldn’t be allowed to train for the priesthood.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/33205775

Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops | CNN

“The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who felt offended by the use of a term, as reported by others,” the Vatican said in a Tuesday statement.

“As he (Pope Francis) has said on several occasions, ‘in the Church there is room for everyone, everyone! No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone. Just as we are, everyone.’”

Seems like they’re playing it off as “grandpa had a woopsie”.

  • Altofaltception@lemmy.world
    23·
    6 months ago

    We’re focusing on him using a homophobic slur, but we’re ignoring what the meeting was about: that he doesn’t want gay men in the priesthood.

    • gregorum@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Is that his position? I didn’t see that part in the article.

      edit: ok, i see that now

      • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        6 months ago

        The Vatican ruled in 2005 that the church cannot allow the ordination of men who are actively gay or have “deep-seated” homosexual tendencies. Francis upheld the ruling in 2016.

        Two years later he told the Italian bishops not to accept gay candidates for the priesthood

      • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
        5·
        6 months ago

        Yes, the entire thing was him justifying why he doesn’t want seminaries to accept gay men, and how “people with those tendencies” fall into temptation.