Pope Francis Said To Reveal Existence Of 'Gay Lobby'

"In the days leading up to Pope Benedict XVI's resignation in February, the Italian news media were rife with reports of a 'gay lobby' influencing papal decision-making and Vatican policy through blackmail, and suggestions that the scandal had contributed to his decision to resign. "The unsourced reports said details of the scandal were laid out in a secret dossier prepared for Benedict by three trusted cardinals who investigated the leaks of papal documents last year. Benedict left the dossier for Francis."


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According to the report, the Pope was extremely open as he discussed problems at the Vatican. He is said to have told the Latin American delegation that there were good, holy men in the administration, but that there was also corruption. The Vatican would have to "see what we can do" about the "gay lobby" operating in the bureaucracy, he said. "It is true, it is there," the report quotes him as saying. In the days leading up to Pope Benedict XVI's resignation in February, the Italian media carried many un-sourced reports that gay Vatican clergymen had been working together to advance their personal interests, leaving the Holy See vulnerable to blackmail. There were even suggestions that the situation had influenced Benedict's decision to resign. At the time, the Vatican vigorously denied all the rumours.

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Priests caught with their pants down have fueled rumors for years that there’s a “gay lobby” in the upper echelons of the Vatican. Now that Pope Francis is said to have confirmed it, what’s he going to do about it?

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