Pope Francis apologizes for using homophobic slur during private meeting at the Vatican

Pope Francis has apologized for something he said in a private meeting at the Vatican. According to Italian media, in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops, the pontiff said seminaries had too many gay men, referring to them using a a homophobic slur.
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[@wilsonmccarty1851]

U never here LGBTQ demand apologies from the leaders of Muslims

[@HamidIsmail-bh5nc]

Cause the pope entertained them😂

[@lajohnson8588]

muslim never have a unified leader since the fall of ottoman.

[@nofilter5623]

You don’t have to apologize to them.

[@Inthaethio206]

Right

[@Karl.Jayce-DE]

Them? 😂😂😂😂

[@ameersaleem1789]

He’s like 90, why are you guys surprised ? 😂

[@dustymuniz]

He apologized because he was caught. He said what he meant. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@KEeosFight]

Trust me there are also of slurs that people don't know are slurs and he a 87 year old white man.

[@repealthe19th9]

He apologized for accidentally telling the truth.

[@dustymuniz]

@repealthe19th9 why are you so worried about what others are doing? Literally has ZERO affect on your life. How sad. WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF.

[@TLR1988]

​@@dustymunizoh so your rainbow warrior. Do your jaws hurt all the time or does the pain wear off after continuous vacuuming.

[@dustymuniz]

@@TLR1988 my jaw is well equipped, I'm an expert. Thank you for your question. 😘😘

[@wilsonmccarty1851]

Why would you apologize if you really believe in the bible then you worry about offending god and for a gay person to want to be a priest shows they have hidden motives outher then teaching the bible

[@sergiorodriguez5220]

He aint wrong

[@KEeosFight]

Trust me there a a lot slurs that people don't know are slurs and he a 87 year old white man. I believe him

[@lour9309]

HE WAS BEING HONEST!

[@Billy-sy3mv]

What does God say about homosexuality

[@repealthe19th9]

He apologized for telling the truth.

[@b4ttlemast0r]

Even if you give him the benefit of the doubt with regards to the word used, he was literally complaining about "too many gay men" in the seminary. I think from this it's pretty clear that he has homophobic opinions internally, an apology in public for PR's sake won't change his true mind.

[@MrISkater]

Why wouldn't he. Most clergy who were abusers suffered from same-sex attraction and abused boys.

[@HollyDutton-wz8fe]

One of the requirements for entering a seminary is that the man seeking to become a priest must bring several letters, each written by a woman, describing how he relates with women in general and individually. If the women's letters describe him as a normal heterosexual man, his chances of entering the seminary are far better than if he were homosexual. However, some homosexual men still manage to become priests, even though church law bans such men from becoming priests.

[@Joe-uw5rv]

I wholeheartedly agree that men struggling with same-sex attraction shouldn't enter Seminary but the slur is hurtful.

[@patgnz3690]

Look y’all, this shii is a Sin! He only stated the facts! 🤷🏽‍♂️ we need to depart from sin and come back to God! Simple as that!

[@christiancuevas6086]

Blessing is for everyone. That's how he meant for it. Jesus did not exclude anyone who wants to be blessed by Him. Even His own disciple Mary Magdalene whose a sinner then.

[@corym8358]

He's like 90 and Italian is not his first language. Cut him some slack. What's funny is the way viciously anti-gay people latched on to it and cheered it and then had their big nasty bubble burst. 🤣😂

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Stop apologizing...you said what you said...own it. They'll live.

[@nrg8787]

We shouldn’t have to live with such ignorance.

[@MrISkater]

@@nrg8787I apologise to you for not agreeing with you.

[@jdos5643]

You realize that it’s not much about what he said. You said ppl will move on. But it shows that some ppl view others as less of a human simply for being different. It could have been you. But I take it you ever put yourself in ppls shoes you would know. By saying it’s ok they will live it’s enabling this behavior. ppl aren’t made of plaster we come with feelings and emotions too. If ppl said well he said that makes it ok. Then I will too.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

@@jdos5643 Words are words...it's how you react to them that matters.

[@jdos5643]

@@spankyssurprise1361 did you also know words have power? Sometimes what you say without thinking with the intention to offend or make someone feel like garbage can have a negative effect on them. There’s the saying hold your tongue or as the Bible says in proverbs 13:3.

[@Nippless247]

If he says it again I’m converting to whatever religion that is

[@f.n.schlub2269]

Ezekiel 16:49

[@brandonmills9577]

Tell it Pope!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@jdos5643]

Tell what?

[@Lynn-i2w]

I still love Pope Francis.

[@Solingen1000]

Why did he apologize?

[@MichaelEngeldinger]

why no marriage popey , Freddie wants to know and popey , the chiefs won the Super Bowl and Travis Kielce takes care of business , pope you might want to lock your door with Jim jeffries

[@onlyinamerica4916]

So what the guy is the CEO of Child Molesters inc how this organization still is allowed to operate is stunning to me

[@monsitime9370]

Stop apologizing, you should represent Christ our king

[@hera7884]

The slur he used isn’t English, and he basically said they were gay (but the f word) and thugs.

[@jdos5643]

What do you mean the f word? Fabulous? Family? What word?

[@-Nine9-]

Did he use the F word? Did he call them... Fruits?

[@jdos5643]

No he called us fa….boulouys

[@ReiGon-vi2np]

Fantasticos

[@robertpolnicky7702]

I wonder how many times ive messed up like that. Thank god im not famous.

[@Inthaethio206]

Not being famous is a blessing

[@steveconn]

They get on everybody's nerves, at some point.

[@AB-gz5tu]

Yep...just by existing right?

[@jdos5643]

Seriously they have no effect on your day to day life. How exactly do they get on ppls nerves?

[@jajsound]

And the Jesus said " Speak Your Mind"......Well maybe he didn't, Maybe he did, Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve...You Get Em Pope !!!!

[@fresh-eggs]

Is that why you accept slavery???

[@jajsound]

@@fresh-eggs On December 18, 1865, the 13th Amendment was adopted as part of the United States Constitution. The amendment officially abolished slavery, and immediately freed more than 100,000 enslaved people

[@fresh-eggs]

@@jajsound I am not an American so the 13th Amendment of the United States of America means nothing to me.

[@fresh-eggs]

@@jajsound I am not an American. I was born in the Caribbean and I live in the Caribbean. So the 13th Amendment of the United States of America means nothing to me.

[@fresh-eggs]

@@jajsound I don't care about the 13th Amendment of the United States of America constitution, because the 13 Amendment of the United States of America constitution does not apply to my country. Why do you feel the need to tell me about the 13th Amendment of the United States of America constitution???

[@thatguyk.5306]

Italian is his second language, it would be inconsistent with everything else he's done to knowingly do this so likely it was out of a lack of knowledge and nothing malicious

[@JohnW-hm3eg]

Missed it. What did he say??

[@jdos5643]

I’m guessing the word fabulous…..🙄

[@devoncleveland1600]

Rhymes with baggotry lol

[@ragepie292]

What a joke. Even the interview he did was a joke. Why were they asking the pope about climate change? My father turned to me and asked me what I thought about climate change and I said I am not the one to ask, neither is the pope.

[@Mrrossj01]

No surprise here. Just keep moving. folks. The door is straight ahead.

[@soldierboywannabe267]

Who cares

[@jdos5643]

Ppl who are educated care.

[@cizzy6050]

Was he lying? Only sorry because he got caught

[@lynnhubbard844]

as a non Catholic, I don't understand...aren't priests promised to celibacy? So, how can they be gay?

[@corym8358]

Gay is considered an orientation or an inclination, not a sexual act itself. I think what they mean is that they don't want anyone in the priesthood who identifies as "gay" even if they are not acting on it.

[@mariarahelvarnhagen2729]

shouldn't you too use his word ?

[@zaasfromparis]

but child rapist are ok ?

[@whiterabbitofthenorth]

It's always the ones who use that term derogatorily that are actually that way themselves..... Lil Man in a Dress shouldn't really be talking so negatively

[@thedarthflagger]

Apparently you haven't had conversations with Argentinians. We use that word all the time and don't consider it a slur.

[@tjpopsit]

Bought

[@jadagijane2677]

No need to apologize

[@marysmith-oz3ei]

Fanook? So what? I heard the word on "The Sopranos",

[@Dm-qc7kb]

He’s gay himself.

[@michaeltrousdale2510]

😂😂😂 fake Gods 😂😂😂😂