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Pope Francis shocks bishops by allegedly saying gay men should not be admitted to church seminaries because 'there's already too much f*ry'
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Bishops told Italian media the comments were met with 'incredulous laughter'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13465131/Pope-Francis-shocks-bishops-gay-men-church-seminaries.html
Pope Francis has allegedly shocked bishops in Italy by using an offensive slur when saying that homosexual men should not be admitted to church seminaries because there is already 'too much' gay sexual activity.
The pontiff told a closed-door meeting at an episcopal conference at the Vatican that homosexual men should not be allowed into colleges to train for the priesthood, Italian media reports.
Bishops at the meeting were reportedly taken aback by the language the 87-year-old used to make the statement - the derogatory word 'frociaggine', which roughly translates to f*ry.
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Italian news agency Adnkronos, citing sources, reported that the Pope said in the speech: 'Look: there is already an air of f*ry around that is not good. There is today's culture of homosexuality with respect to those who have a homosexual orientation [who] are better off not being accepted [into the seminary].'
The remark was met with 'incredulous laughter', bishops told newspaper Corriere della Sera. Some suggested that it was an honest mistake by the Pope, for whom Italian is a second language, and that he 'did not know' how offensive the word was. The alleged comments, which seem to go against recent moves to amend seminary admission rules, have come as a surprise to some in the church as Francis is known for taking a more liberal view than his predecessors on LGBT rights.
When asked about his views on homosexuality in 2013, he famously said: 'If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?' Last year, he described laws that criminalise homosexuality as a 'sin' and an 'injustice', and allowed Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples in a significant advance for LGBT rights in the church.
However, the Pope delivered a similar message on gay seminarians - minus the reported swear word - when he met Italian bishops in 2018, telling them to carefully vet priesthood applicants and reject anyone suspected of being homosexual.
Political gossip website Dagospia was the first to report on the alleged incident, said to have happened on May 20, when the Italian Bishops Conference opened a four-day assembly with a non-public meeting with the pontiff.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis's native language is Spanish, and though he is fluent in Italian he has made a number of linguistic faux pas in the past.
He has previously said that if a boy is unsure about his sexuality and is facing mental health challenges he might need 'psychiatric' support. It's widely believed he instead meant 'psychological' help, words he has also confused on other occasions.
Francesco Lepore, a former priest who is now a gay rights activist, said he was 'stunned' by the comments allegedly made by Francis, who is also known by his birth name Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
'Despite being accustomed by now to the type of direct language on the part of Bergoglio, speaking of 'f*ry' in the seminaries seems more like a bar and a tavern than a Pontiff,' he told la Repubblica.
'This expression would never have appeared on the lips of Paul VI, John Paul II or Benedict XVI, who also took damning positions towards homosexuality. He added: 'The Pope is right that the number of homosexual seminarians and clerics is very high. But the simplicity of language has nothing to do with vulgarity.'
Reports about the pontiff's remarks at the meeting come after bishops approved a document regulating admission to Italian seminaries, according to Corriere.
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Chinese doctors say they've CURED diabetes in man, 59, using stem cell therapy in a world-first
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13464941/chinese-patient-diabetes-cure-stem-cells.html
Researchers in China say they have cured diabetes for the first time.
The patient, a 59-year-old man, received a pioneering cell transplant in 2021 and has been medication-free since 2022.
The experimental treatment involved creating an artificial version of cells found in the pancreas that produce insulin and keep blood sugar levels in check.
The man had suffered from type 2 diabetes for 25 years and had lost almost all function of these cells, known as islets.
He was deemed high risk of deadly complications, requiring multiple insulin injections every day to prevent him from going into a diabetic coma. Up to this point, no one has ever been 'cured' of diabetes, but doctors have figured out how to put it into remission.
But this requires patients to keep up a relatively strict diet and exercise program to stop the blood sugar problems returning. However, the case in China suggests it's possible to restore the body's ability to naturally regulate blood-sugar without a patient changing their lifestyle.
The treatment used stem cells, which are a blank-slate kind of cell that can be turned into the many different types of cells the body needs to function. Under the right conditions, stem cells can turn into brain, muscle, kidney or even pancreas tissue. This treatment used a new chemical cocktail to turn the patient's stem cells into pancreas cells.
Terrifying moment United Airlines plane catches fire before takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare airport sparking travel chaos on busy Memorial Day
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13465715/United-Airlines-plane-catches-fire-Chicagos-OHare-Seattle-Memorial-Day.html
A United Airlines flight aborted takeoff after the plane engine caught fire while on the taxiway at Chicago's O'Hare airport.
The Seattle bound United Flight 2091 with 148 passengers and five crew members on board was halted around 2pm Monday, according to the FAA. Video showed clouds of black smoke pluming out of the Airbus A320 wing. Ground crews and emergency responders 'immediately addressed' the issued and the plane was towed to the gate where passengers deplaned, reported NBC Chicago.