The Italian paper of record Corriere della Sera on Sunday confirmed that Pope Francis used demeaning Italian slang to highlight that openly gay men should not be admitted to Italian seminaries.
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Pope Francis uses deprecating slang
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Pope Francis uses deprecating slang
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....sigh...what did he expect....he opened the gates for this initially....now the turn-around?Pope Francis uses deprecating slang to complain about the high number of gay men in Italian seminaries
francis apologises
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Hum, me thinks he should apologize for referring to faithful Catholics as rigid, backward, Pharisees, etc.
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales
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And I'm beginning to think he should move into the waffle house. 
Domine Non Sum Dignus!
Holiness is not for wimps and the cross is not negotiable, sweetheart, it's a requirement.
~ Mother Angelica
Holiness is not for wimps and the cross is not negotiable, sweetheart, it's a requirement.
~ Mother Angelica
Re: Pope Francis uses deprecating slang
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales