“I did not intend to be offensive or to express myself in homophobic terms”
His spokesman, Matteo Bruni, says he “apologises to those who were hurt by the use of the term by others.”
Pope Francis with bishops at the Italian Episcopal Conference
He Pope Francisco “He did not intend to express himself in derogatory or homophobic terms, and he apologizes to those who have felt hurt by the use of the term referred to by others.” This was announced by his spokesperson late this Tuesday night. Matteo Bruni , ,
Bruni assured that Francis “is aware of the recent articles about the conversations held behind closed doors with the bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference.” He emphasizes that “as he has said on several occasions,There is a place for everyone, for everyone in the church! No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone. “As we are, we are all.”
With this statement, he addresses the controversy that arose following an interesting leak of his words made by the bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference.
During a closed-door meeting, Francis reaffirmed the Church’s position that gay people should be prevented from becoming priests and in this context warned them of what he perceived as a “very homophobic climate in some seminaries” in Italy.
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