In a closed meeting this afternoon with Roman priests, Pope Francis spoke “about the danger of ideologies in the Church, and returned to the topic of accepting people with homosexual tendencies into theological institutes, reiterating the necessity of welcoming them and accompanying them in the Church and “the wise reference to the clergy regarding their admission into the Church.” Clerical institutes,” it stated ForgetThis is based on the statement of the Holy See.
It must be remembered that at the end of May, during a meeting of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) behind closed doors, the Pope encouraged bishops not to openly welcome homosexuals into religious institutes, stating that there were already “too many” homosexuals. Queers,” according to the less offensive translation.
When a bishop asked Francis what he should do, the pope reiterated his objection to accepting homosexuals, noting that although it was important to embrace everyone, a homosexual would likely run the risk of leading a double life.
The 87-year-old pope later added that there was already a lot of “frociaggine” – a vulgar Italian word from the dialect of Rome that roughly translates to “faggot”, “sissy” or “faggot” – in some seminaries.
“According to the bishops contacted by Corriere della Sera, “the pope was clearly not aware of how offensive his words were in Italian,” the newspaper wrote.
The Vatican later apologized for these comments. “The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms and apologizes to those who were offended by the alleged use of this term.”
As he said on several occasions: “In the Church there is room for everyone, for everyone!” No one is useless, no one is redundant, there is a place for everyone.”
