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The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Francis \u201cextends his apologies\u201d after reports that he had used an offensive slang word referring to gay men at what was intended to be a private meeting with 250 Italian bishops last week.<\/p>\n

Francis had been taking questions from Italian bishops on a number of issues when the question of whether or not to admit openly gay men into seminaries, or priesthood colleges, came up.<\/p>\n

\u201cPope Francis is aware of articles that recently came out about a conversation, behind closed doors,\u201d said Matteo Bruni, the press office director for the Holy See, in response to questions from reporters. \u201cThe pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who were offended by the use of a term, reported by others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Francis has been widely credited with urging the church to take a more welcoming approach to the L.G.B.T.Q. community, and he has delivered a mostly inclusive message.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n