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Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate, say Italian bishops (www.theguardian.com)
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Pope Francis was forced to apologise in May last year for using an offensive slur during a discussion with bishops about admitting gay men into seminaries.

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[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

Gay men...train priests.

I want to see that train. Got a vid?

[-] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The rarely seen combo of stereotyping gay men as promiscuous, and not knowing the difference between nouns and verbs, resulting in a top contender for all-time worst attempt at equivocation-based humor.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

Why do you assume a train is promiscuous?

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