Pope repeats gay slur in closed-door meeting, ANSA reports


  • World
  • Wednesday, 12 Jun 2024

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, at the Vatican, May 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - The pope has again used a highly disparaging word against gay people for which he had already apologised last month, ANSA news agency said on Tuesday.

Italian media had attributed to the pope the use of the word "frociaggine", a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as "faggotness", on May 20 during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.

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