VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis used an offensive gay slang word during a meeting with Italian bishops, where he joked about the number of gay men in seminaries, media reports said Monday.
During the private meeting one week ago, the 87-year-old pontiff was reported to have used the derogatory Roman term "frociaggine," which translates loosely as the offensive English words "faggots" or "poofs."
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