This week on “Jesuitical,” we’re breaking from our usual format to discuss news out of the Vatican that Pope Francis used a homophobic slur while discussing church policy on admitting gay men to the priesthood. To discuss this incident and the apology that followed, Ashley is joined by “Jesuitical” producer Sebastian Gomes; Mike O’Loughlin, executive director of Outreach, a resource for L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics; and Ricardo da Silva, S.J., producer of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, host of the “Preach” podcast and an associate editor at America.
They discuss:
- The context of the incident, the Vatican’s response, and the implications for L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics
- Vatican policy about gay men in seminaries and the history of Francis’ outreach to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics
- Advice for those affected by the pope’s comments
Links from the show:
- I am a gay priest. We need more than an apology for Pope Francis’ homophobic slur.
- Pope Francis used an anti-gay slur. What now for L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics?
- Pope Francis says Italian seminaries should reject gay applicants
- Vatican issues apology after Pope Francis’ use of an anti-gay slur
- Pope Francis’ remarks about gay seminarians ‘taken out of context and used to divide,’ Italian bishop says
