Pope Francis used a homophobic slur. How should Catholics respond?

This week on “Jesuitical,” we’re breaking from our usual format to
discuss news out of the Vatican that Pope Francis used a homophobic
slur while discussing church policy on admitting gay men to the
priesthood. To discuss this incident and the apology that followed,
Ashley is joined by “Jesuitical” producer Sebastian Gomes; Mike
O’Loughlin, executive director of Outreach, a resource for
L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics; and Ricardo da Silva, S.J., producer of the
“Inside the Vatican” podcast, host of the “Preach” podcast and an
associate editor at America. They discuss:  The context of the
incident, the Vatican’s response, and the implications for
L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Vatican policy about gay men in seminaries and
the history of Francis’ outreach to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Advice for
those affected by the pope’s comments Links from the show:  I
am a gay priest. We need more than an apology for Pope Francis’
homophobic slur. Pope Francis used an anti-gay slur. What now for
L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics? Pope Francis says Italian seminaries should
reject gay applicants Vatican issues apology after Pope Francis’
use of an anti-gay slur Pope Francis’ remarks about gay seminarians
‘taken out of context and used to divide,’ Italian bishop says
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