The Pope once again says 'no' to the presence of homosexuals in the seminary
El pope francisco He indicated, during a closed-door meeting with the Italian bishops, that he was not going to allow access to homosexual to the seminars because “there was already a lot faggot” inside, as published in the Italian press and confirmed by several bishops of the country.
Bergoglio I would have used the word frocciagine, which contains a strong pejorative tone, on May 20, when he received the assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference. Apparently speaking about the lack of vocations to the priesthood and the possibility of opening the seminary door to openly homosexual candidates, Bergoglio was categorically against it, pointing out that “there was already a lot of faggot" inside. An expression that, according to the bishops consulted, was made in a joking tone, but that was not perceived that way by some of those present.
El Corriere della Sera emphasizes that some of those attending the meeting received the phrase “more than with shame, with some incredulous laughter", although they tried to explain that "It was evident that the Pope was not aware of how offensive that word is in Italian.".
«Faggot«
The truth is that, despite his openness to the reality of homosexual couples and his presence in Church, Bergoglio He has always been against its inclusion of the priesthood. “The Church, deeply respecting the people in question, cannot admit into the seminary and Holy Orders those who practice homosexuality, have deeply rooted homosexual tendencies or support the so-called gay culture.", he expressed at the time Francisco.
A position that clashes with the document approved last November by the Italian bishops, but which has not been published pending the mandatory approval of the Vatican, and which included an amendment that opened the door for a homosexual to be admitted to the seminary, as long as he gave guarantees of maintaining the discipline of celibacy, just as a heterosexual must do. However, the pontiff's words seem to infer a categorical 'no', without nuance, to the presence of gays in the seminaries.
