- The Pope is accused of making a sexist comment after saying that “gossiping is a woman’s thing”
- The comment was reportedly made at a conference for priests-in-training in Rome
- This comes just days after he was forced to apologize for using homophobic slurs.
Pope Francis has been accused of another gaffe after he made a sexist comment about women during a private talk with priests, leaving attendees stunned when he told them: “Gossip is for women.”
Comments made at a conference for priests-in-training in Rome originally appeared on a religious website called ‘Silere non possum’ (Latin for ‘I cannot remain silent’).
Pope Francis, who assumed his role as head of the Catholic Church in 2013, made a similar comment last year when he told another group of priests to “put on their pants” and “know how to tell it like it is.”
Then he added: “Gossip is a plague, it doesn’t help anyone.”
The latter comment prompted the prominent Italian women’s magazine Donna Moderna, or Modern Woman in English, to write in its coverage: “What the hell is going on in the Vatican?”
Pope Francis has been accused of making a sexist comment after he was heard saying that “gossiping is a woman’s thing.”
The Pope’s latest comments come just days after the Pope was forced to apologize after using a homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting.
It comes just days after the Argentine pontiff was forced to apologize after using an offensive slur to describe gay men at another conference.
He was quoted as saying there had been “too much trying” in the Catholic Church, telling a closed-door meeting at an episcopal conference at the Vatican that gay men should not be allowed to enter universities to train for the priesthood. .
Bishops present at the meeting were reportedly taken aback by the language the 87-year-old used to make the statement.
The Vatican later said: ‘Pope Francis is aware of recently published articles about a closed-door conversation with the bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference.
‘The Pope never intended to offend or express himself using homophobic expressions and offers his apologies to those who were offended by the use of the term, as others have reported.
‘As he has said on several occasions, in the Church there is room for everyone, for everyone. No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone.’
There was no immediate response from the Vatican about the latest error when MailOnline contacted them for comment.