Rome — The pope has again used a highly disparaging word against gay people for which he had already apologized last month, ANSA news agency said on Tuesday.
Italian media had attributed to the pope the use of a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as “f*****ry,” on May 20 during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.
Last month, a source close to the pope told CNN the phrase could also be understood as there is a “gay climate” in the seminaries.
Two years later he told Italian bishops not to accept gay candidates for the priesthood.
Francis, 87, had been credited with making substantial overtures toward the LGBTQ community during his 11-year papacy.
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