Pope Francis Apologizes for Using ‘F—’ Slur During Private Discussion on Gay Priests

Pope Francis apologized on Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests.

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00:00 Pope Francis was forced to apologize after he was caught using a derogatory slur to describe

00:14 gay men.

00:15 Francis was speaking behind closed doors on May 20th to a group of Italian bishops.

00:21 According to media reports, he used the term "faggotry" in describing the atmosphere of

00:25 some seminaries.

00:27 Francis was essentially upholding the Vatican's ban on allowing gay men to enter seminaries

00:32 and become priests.

00:34 The Vatican was forced to issue a statement on Tuesday where the Pope apologized.

00:39 He said he never intended to use a homophobic term or to cause offense.

00:45 And the statement also recalled that Francis has really made a priority of making the church

00:49 open to everyone.

00:51 Indeed, he has really prioritized reaching out to LGBTQ Catholics starting from that

00:57 very first line, "Who am I to judge?" back in 2013.