Pope 'repeats gay slur' after apologising for saying it last month

The Pope has again used a homophobic term after apologising last month for saying gay men should not be admitted to church seminaries because 'there's already too much f*****ry' in closed-door meeting.

He used of the word 'frociaggine', a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as 'f*****ness', on May 20 during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.

According to Italian news agency ANSA, , 87, repeated the term on Tuesday as he met Roman priests, saying 'there is an air of f*****ness in the Vatican'.

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