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Vatican Apologizes After Pope Francis Says There’s ‘Too Much Fa***try’ In Seminaries

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Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass on the feast of Mary Most Holy Mother of God, on the occasion of the 55th World Day of Peace Vatican City (Vatican), January 1st, 2022.
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Pope Francis reportedly railed against the number of gay priests-in-training during a private address to Catholic bishops last week that leaked to Italian news organizations this week.

Francis, 87, allegedly made the remarks in the context of proposals that were being made from Italian bishops about changes they want to see made on guidelines determining the candidates that seminaries accept.

He reportedly said that he was opposed to letting in candidates who were leading a “double life” by claiming to be celibate while secretly being gay, The Telegraph reported.

He said that there was “already too much fa***try” in seminaries, according to numerous translations of his speech, which was in Italian.

CNN noted that Francis in 2016 upheld the Vatican’s ruling in 2005 that the Catholic church cannot allow the ordination of gay men. In 2018, he told Italian bishops “not to accept gay candidates for the priesthood,” the report added.

However, the Vatican backtracked on his comments from last week after they were leaked to the press and some backlash ensued online.

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“The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who felt offended by the use of a term, as reported by others,” the Vatican said in a Tuesday statement. “As he (Pope Francis) has said on several occasions, ‘in the Church there is room for everyone, everyone! No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone. Just as we are, everyone.’”

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