#BreakingNews Vatican Issues Apology after Pope Francis' Remarks Against Gay Men in Seminary was Seen as Offensive



In a closed-door meeting with the bishops of Italy, last week, Pope Francis cautioned never to allow homosexuals into seminaries and jokingly explained that there is already too much (Italian - ‘frociaggine’) "faggotry," in some seminaries. (source - Romereports/AFP)  The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, tells reporters that Pope Francis is "aware" of the articles about a closed-door conversation with Italian Bishops, and affirms that the Pope "never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologizes to those who felt offended".
"The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologizes to those who felt offended by the use of a term, as reported by others."
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, made that statement on May 28th in response to questions from journalists about the use of a term regarding the admission of homosexual people to the seminary.
"Pope Francis is aware of the recent articles regarding a closed-door conversation with the bishops of the CEI [Italian Bishops' Conference]. As he has stated on many occasions, 'There is room for everyone in the Church, for everyone! No one is useless; no one is superfluous; there is room for everyone. Just as we are, everyone.' The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologizes to those who felt offended by the use of a term, as reported by others." (continues below)

The Vatican's, Congregation for Catholic Education, in 2005, published an instruction entitled “Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with Regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in View of Their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders.”
The document explains that “it is necessary to state clearly that the Church, while profoundly respecting the persons in question, cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practice homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies, or support the so-called ‘gay culture.’”
The quote was initially reported by Italian journals La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera.
The bishops of Italy, at their meeting in Assisi in November 2023 approved a new Ratio Formationis Sacerdotalis, a document concerning the admission criteria and standards for men in seminaries. The Corriere della Sera, noted that the document “has been under consideration by the Vatican Dicastery for the Clergy for final approval.”
Source: Vatican News - AFP - Congregation for Catholic Education

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