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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Six days after Pope Francis had a closed-door meeting with members of the Italian bishops' conference, a notorious Italian gossip website reported that the pope used a derogatory slang term in Italian to describe some seminaries as being marked by a gay culture. The website, Dagospia, said the pope used the term May 20 when responding to a bishop's question about admitting gay men to seminaries as candidates for priesthood. The Vatican press office declined multiple reques

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis 'never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who were offended by the use of a term, reported by others,' that is considered vulgar in Italian, the Vatican press office said. Six days after Pope Francis had a closed-door meeting with members of the Italian bishops' conference, a notorious Italian gossip website reported that the pope used a derogatory slang term in Italian to describe some seminaries a

The Director of the Holy See Press Office clarifies that the pope did not intend to offend or use homophobic language

Pope Francis "never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who were offended by the use...

A day after news broke that Pope Francis had allegedly used a derogatory word in a private conversation with Italian bishops about gay men applying to Italian seminaries, the Vatican has issued an official response.