Pope Francis told a group of young
Roman priests not to talk ill of others because "gossip is
women's stuff" during a closed-doors meeting on Thursday, the
'Silere non possum' website has reported.
"We wear the trousers, we must say the things," the Argentine
pontiff added, according to the report.
On Tuesday the Vatican said that Pope Francis apologized and did
not want to offend anyone after using a derogatory term for
homosexuality, "frociaggine", during a meeting with over 200
Italian bishops.
The word stems from the term 'frocio', which translates into
English as 'faggot'. The Argentine pontiff used it in reference
to gays at seminaries, saying there was an excess of
"frociaggine" in them.
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