Pope Francis has reportedly used a derogatory term for the LGBT community during a private meeting with Italian bishops, as per Italian media reports. The Pope allegedly used the Roman term "frociaggine," which translates to offensive English phrases. This comment was made during a private meeting held last week, according to Italy's largest news dailies, La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera .
Pope's remarks contradict his known compassionate stance The Telegraph UK reported that Francis stated there was "too much faggotry" among trainee priests. This statement could be perplexing for many who perceived the Pope as being compassionate toward gays in the Catholic Church. Additionally, he reportedly expressed his disapproval of seminarians living a "double life" by appearing to be celibate while actually being gay.
Pope's remarks first disclosed by Italian investigative website Despite the meeting being private, BBC reports that these remarks were first disclosed via Dagospia, an Italian investigative website. The reports from La Repubblica were drawn from multiple unidentified sources. Corriere della Sera quoted anonymous bishops who suggested that the Pope might not have recognized the offensive nature of the Italian word he used.
Pope Francis's past stance on homosexuality in Church At the beginning of his papacy in 2013, Francis famously declared, "If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?" He recently caused controversy among Catholic traditio.
