VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is a pope of many firsts: The first to use that name, the first from Latin America, the first from the Jesuit religious order. Since last week, he's also the first pope to apologise for using foul language.
Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican , on Jun 5, 2024. VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is a pope of many firsts: The first to use that name, the first from Latin America, the first from the Jesuit religious order. Since last week, he's also the first pope to apologise for using foul language.
However, some say the 87-year-old's gaffe fits into a pattern of papal missteps that undermine his authority and raise questions about his convictions and the reform path he has in mind for the Church. "I'm obviously not justifying his use of an offensive term ... but it is normal for him in private to speak very, very directly," papal biographer Austen Ivereigh said."He doesn't talk like a politician."
When Pope Francis went to Ireland in the 1980s to try to learn English, the friend recalled,"his teachers were horrified by the way in the classroom he would use English swear words he had picked up". "The idea that he would be homophobic makes no sense to me," Martin said in emailed comments."His record on LGBTQ people speaks for itself. No pope has been a greater friend to the LGBTQ community."
According to reports, Pope Francis' gaffe came as he discussed with bishops the question of gay candidates for priesthood. The official Church position is that they should be barred from ministry if they are sexually active.
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