PRIESTLY PREJUDICE: Pope Francis Sparks Controversy Over Opposition to Gay Men in the Church
ROME – Pope Francis faced criticism on Tuesday after allegedly using a derogatory term to describe gay priests during a meeting with clerics at Rome’s Salesian Pontifical University. This incident comes just two weeks after the Vatican issued an apology for reports that the pontiff had used the same slur in a previous meeting with bishops. The Vatican did not explicitly mention the use of the offensive word but stated that the pope warned against …