The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Pope Francis Apologizes After Using Anti-Gay Slur During Meeting

Episode Date: May 29, 2024

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It's time for Donkey of the Day. I'm not even trying to be Donkey of the Day no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. They called Donkey of the Day and it really caught me off guard. Damn, Charlemagne, who got the Donkey of the Day today? Well, just hilarious. Donkey of the Day for Wednesday, May 29th goes to Pope Francis.

Yes, 87-year-old Pope Francis who has apologized for using an anti-gay slur during a meeting with bishops. The 87-year-old reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last week as he told Italian bishops that gay men shouldn't be allowed to train for the priesthood. Let's go to NBC News for the report, please. Pope Francis this week meeting

his public. He is the focal point of global Christianity, a leader for so many, but now embroiled in yet another Vatican scandal. It's reported that during a private meeting with bishops a week ago, he used a highly offensive term to describe members of the LGBT plus community. The Pope is said to have referred to the word frottagini, which roughly translates as f***edness. Today came an apology from the Vatican. In the church, there is room for everyone, it said.

The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologizes to those who felt offended by the use of a term reported by others. What? Now, that wasn't NBC News. That was Sky News. Apologies.

The word he used, I can't pronounce, and that's probably for the best. Did we isolate it, Eddie? We didn't isolate it? I can't pronounce it. But just know it sounds like an espresso blended beverage you could order at Starbucks. Okay? Extra whipped cream, of course.

Don't be stingy with the caramel drizzle either. This is why words are so tricky, man, because the word literally means a bundle of sticks and was used in the 19th century to describe older women who gathered firewood, but has since taken on a negative connotation to describe gay men. How did the word evolve in that way? I don't know.

Is it because you can drop the S-T and replace with a D? Makes sense to me. Say it with me, Envy. Bundle of sticks? Bundle of... Picks. No. Nope. And older women who gather firewood. Okay, that's what it also means.

How do we know firewood isn't slang for good penis? Firewood. Firewood. You got know firewood isn't slang for good penis? Right? Firewood. Firewood. Girl, you got that firewood. You know what I'm saying? I'm just trying to figure out how words evolve the way they do.

And this word Pope Francis used is now an offensive noun which translates into an English word that I cannot say on the radio. Now, listen. The Vatican ruled in 2005 that the church cannot allow the ordination of men who are actively gay or have deep-seated homosexual tendencies. Damn it, Envy, we can't be bishops. Deeply-seated homosexual tendencies. I don't even know what that means, but I feel like that

might apply to us. What is the difference between being actively gay and having deep-seated homosexual tendencies. They sound like two sides of the same cheeks to me. I guess when you're actively gay, somebody is deep in your seat as opposed to having deep-seated homosexual tendencies. But you know what's interesting?

I was actually talking about this yesterday with some of the homies, and I was saying how religious people don't feel like they're being homophobic because it's under the guise of religion. They look at homosexuality as being an abomination so the religious folks saying homosexuality is wrong isn't homophobic are keeping you know gay people out of things isn't homophobic it's a religious belief well all that goes out the window when you use a gay slur behind closed doors okay now they said in recent years the Pope has offered a more welcome approach to LGBTQ

plus Catholics saying, who am I to judge when it comes to gay priests? And has also offered the possibility that priests could offer informal blessings for same-sex couples. And I guess some spokespeople for the Pope said that the Pope who speaks Italian as a second language

may not have been aware of how offensive his language was, adding that the remark was greeted with laughter by the bishops. Just because something is funny doesn't mean it's right or appropriate. It just means it's funny. OK, ha ha funny, not bundles of sticks funny. But here's the thing. Here's the thing, Pope. You can't use the excuse that you didn't know it was a slur.

You are the Pope. And even though you are human, you have a better understanding of what's right and wrong than most individuals, or at least you should. You should know everything that's not right to do simply because you're the Pope. So because you are the Pope, you will be held to a higher standard than most. But he's also 87. At 87, I don't think he really gives a damn. I mean, the Vatican is apologizing for the Pope's remarks, but the Pope is probably like anyone who's upset at me calling gay people a bundle of sticks. They too are a bundle of sticks.

Please give Pope Francis the sweet sounds of the Hamiltons. You are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey Of the day Yee-haw Now you know your Uncle Charles is not the highest grade of weed in the dispensary, so I need some of y'all to help me out. I just need to know what is the difference between being actively gay and having deep-seated homosexual tendencies.

I just need to know the difference. Trav, somebody help me out here. Just look in the mirror. Shut up. Deep-seated homosexual tendencies. That sounds gayer than being gay. Yeah. I do have a question, though.

If this would have been an actor, an actress, a rapper, or anybody out there with a regular job, a high-end job, if they said that word, they would be cancelled. What, you're going to cancel the Pope? Or they would be fired. You're going to fire the Pope? Unless you're Donald Trump. Donald Trump, it just doesn't apply to him. But anybody else would be out of there. What do you want to happen to the Pope?

I'm just asking. I don't even know what can happen to him. That's what I'm asking. You can't cancel the Pope, right? He's 87. Oh, yeah. You're gonna do cancer pope but using a word yes i'm just asking and he clearly didn't care because he didn't even apologize no the Vatican apologized y'all worried about the wrong things, though. What is deep-seated homosexual tendencies? It does.

It sounds deep. It sounds very deep, like deeply rooted. What does that mean? Like you... I don't know. Maybe something happened. Like the way Charlamagne looks at me sometimes? The way he acts like he's Morris Chestnut?

Oh, okay. Like trauma, younger trauma, deeply rooted, okay. It could have, like, trauma, younger trauma, deeply rooted something. There's nothing you can't Google. People with deep-seated homosexual tendencies may identify as gay men and often believe

they were born that way and that homosexuality is a normal variation of homosexuality. That's just gay. What are we doing? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. What's the difference?

Just was born that way. They may also be comfortable with their sexual attractions and not view homosexuality as a disordered inclination. They may reject scientific findings that there is no genetic or biological basis. I don't know. It just makes no sense.

Okay. So they're making it very scientific on that. Yeah. It's just, come on. Okay. You're gay. It's just fine. It's okay.

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