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Pope Francis speaks to priests of the Diocese of Rome at the Pontifical Salesian University on June 11, 2024. / Credit: Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Jun 12, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA).During a private meeting with priests on Tuesday, Pope Francis reportedly once again used a derogatory slur to refer to gay men while arguing that there is a gay culture in the Vatican.The pope, quoting himself, recalled a conversation in which he said "there is an air of faggotry" in the Vatican, according to the Italian website Silere Non Possum (Latin for "I cannot be silent"). The website on Wednesday published a transcript of Francis remarks on the subject. The website does not cite the source of the quotations."What I said on this issue: If a young man wants to enter the seminary and has a homosexual tendency: stop him," Francis reportedly said in response to a question about seminaries and vocations."This is something that the Dicastery for the Clergy has said and I su

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