Pope expresses concerns about homosexuality in priesthood
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has been quoted in a soon-to-be published book as saying that having gays in the clergy “is something that worries me” and remarking that some societies consider homosexuality a “fashionable” lifestyle.
Italian daily Corriere della Sera’s website on Saturday ran excerpts of the book in the form of an interview that Francis gave about religious vocations. Francis was quoted as describing homosexuality within the walls of seminaries, convents and other religious places where clergy live as “a very serious question.”
“In our societies, it even seems homosexuality is fashionable.