Pope Francis allegedly referred to gay men as the ‘f’ slur in recent meeting
Pope Francis allegedly referred to gay men as the ‘f’ slur in a recent meeting at the Italian Bishops’ Conference. According to reports, he used the derogatory term after he was asked about his stance on whether gay men should be permitted to train for the priesthood if they remained celibate.
Francis then claimed that the Catholic Church is already too full of “frociaggine”, which translates to “f****t”. Comments made in the meeting, which was behind closed doors, was relayed to the Italian tabloid Dagospia.
Francis’ views on homosexuality have fluctuated over the past decade. Although he has claimed that “homosexual acts” are sinful, he has rejected the idea that homosexuality is a crime.
In 2018, he told a Chilean man who was sexually abused by a priest that God had made him gay and loved him that way. In 2019, he expressed that gay priests should be celibate or leave the priesthood, adding that homosexuality is “something that worries me”.
