Italian media attributed to the pope the usage of the phrase “frociaggine,” a vulgar Italian time period roughly translating as “faggotness,” throughout a closed-door assembly with Italian bishops on Could 20.
ANSA reported that Pope Francis repeated the time period on Tuesday throughout a gathering with Roman clergymen, stating that “there’s an air of faggotness within the Vatican,” and suggesting that younger males with gay tendencies shouldn’t be allowed to enter the seminary.
In response to the newest report, the Vatican’s press workplace referred to a press release issued relating to Tuesday’s assembly, during which the pope reiterated the significance of welcoming homosexual individuals into the Church whereas urging warning relating to their admission to seminaries.
Following the preliminary report of his use of the offensive phrase, Corriere della Sera newspaper quoted unnamed bishops current within the room, suggesting that the pope, being Argentine, may not have realized the offensiveness of the Italian time period used.
Regardless of beforehand being credited with making substantial overtures in direction of the LGBT group throughout his 11-year papacy, Francis’ current missteps have raised issues amongst observers of the Vatican about his authority, convictions, and the reform path envisioned for the Church.
