Pope Francis has caused a wave of outrage and reflection after the statement, which took place in a closed meeting with Italian bishops. According to information received from sources present at the meeting, the Pope expressed his concerns about the acceptance of gays for priestly training, using offensive language during the discussion.
According to reports The Republic, at a meeting held on May 20, Pope Francis expressed concern about the presence of “frociaggine” (translated from Italian, which is an extremely offensive term to describe gays) in some seminaries. This statement led to various reactions among the bishops present, from disbelieving laughter to silence.
It is worth noting that the newspaper Corriere della Sera notes that because Italian is not the Pope’s native language, he may not have realized how offensive his statement was. However, some supporters of the Pope tried to justify this, emphasizing his desire to solve difficult issues related to the admission of candidates to seminaries.
