Pope told by student to stop using anti-LGBTQ language

[Pelican Press 0]

Pope told by student to stop using anti-LGBTQ language

Pope Francis has been told by a ********* ********* university student to “stop using offensive language” against LGBTQ people.

Slurs cause “immense pain”, Jack Lorenz Acebedo Rivero said during an online video panel with other ********* university students and the pope.

His comments come after reports that the Pope used extremely offensive language against gay men during a closed-door meeting last month with bishops.

He later apologised to those who were “hurt” and the ******** said he did not mean to offend anyone.

The Pope reportedly said gay men should not be allowed to train for the priesthood, adding there was already an air of frociaggine, which translates as a highly offensive slur.

This has shocked many, as the Pope has often talked publicly of being respectful towards gay people.

He recently created consternation among ********* traditionalists by saying priests should be able to bless same-**** couples in some circumstances and has frequently talked of gay people being welcome in the *******.

The forum, which was broadcast live on social media on Thursday, had the theme

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. It brought together ********* university students from across different countries.

The student from the Ateneo de Manila University told the Pope that he has been “outcasted and bullied due to my bisexuality, my gayness, my identity and being the son of a single parent”.

He then called on him to: “Stop using offensive language against the LGBTQIA+ community.”

Mr Rivera, who wore a rainbow-********* sash over his traditional ********* garment, also asked the Pope to “allow divorce in the Philippines”.

Aside from the ********, the Philippines is the only country in the world where divorce is ********. This is due to a strong lobby against it by the Roman ********* *******.

The Pope waited for all three students in Mr Rivera’s group to speak before giving his replies.

He did not address Mr Rivera’s concerns specifically but he said through a translator that he was advising Mr Rivera to differentiate true love from false love.

“Always pick true love,” he said.

The Pope also told the group that “women are the best people” even if society views them as second to men.

He recalled a conversation with a female ********* leader, who he said told him that “maternal ability” gives her the edge over men.

“Many women have brought children on their own… A widower can hardly go on their own. A woman, alone, can certainly grow her family. This is the greatness of women.”

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