Pope Francis accused of repeating anti-gay slur after apology

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Pope Francis reportedly used a slur to describe gay men two weeks after the Vatican issued an apology for a previous use of the term.

Bishops told Italian media that the pope first jokingly said there was too much “frociaggine,” which roughly translates to “faggotness,” in the seminaries, in a May 20 meeting with bishops. Two weeks after the Vatican issued an apology, saying Francis didn’t intend to use a remark offensive to gay people, he was accused by Italian media of using it again.

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