Pope is accused of making sexist comment for saying ‘gossiping is for women’ – following outcry over his use of a homophobic term
- Pope accused of making sexist comment after saying ‘gossip is for women’
- Commentary was reportedly made at a conference for priests in training in Rome
- This comes just days after he was forced to apologize for using homophobic slurs
Pope Francis has been accused of a new blunder after he made a sexist comment about women during a private conversation with priests, leaving attendees stunned as he told them: “Gossip is for women.”
The comments made at a conference for priests in training in Rome were originally reported on a religious website called ‘Silere non possum’ β Latin for ‘I cannot be silent’.
Pope Francis β who stepped into his role as head of the Catholic Church in 2013 β made a similar comment last year when he told another group of priests to “wear the pants” and “know how to say things the way they say them.” are’.
Then he added, “Gossip is a plague, it doesn’t help anyone.”
The latter comment prompted the leading Italian women’s magazine Donna Moderna, or Modern Woman in English, to write in its report: ‘What on earth is happening in the Vatican?’
Pope Francis has been accused of making a sexist comment after being heard saying that ‘gossip is for women’
The Pope’s latest comments come just days after the Pope was forced to apologize after uttering a homophobic slur during a closed-door meeting
It comes just days after Argentina’s pope was forced to apologize after using an offensive slur to describe gay men at another conference.
He was quoted saying there was “too much nonsense” in the Catholic Church, telling a closed-door meeting at a bishops’ conference in the Vatican that gay men should not be admitted to colleges to train for the priesthood. .
Bishops at the meeting were reportedly surprised by the language the 87-year-old used to make the statement.
The Vatican later said: ‘Pope Francis is aware of the articles recently published about a closed-door conversation with the bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference.
βThe Pope never intended to offend himself or express himself using homophobic slurs and apologizes to those who were offended by the use of the term, as reported by others.
βAs he has said on several occasions, there is room in the Church for everyone, for everyone. No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone.’
There was no immediate response from the Vatican to the latest blunder when MailOnline contacted them for comment.