Papal Slur Takes Center Stage At Rome Pride [VIDEO]

The New York Times reports:

The pontiff’s image was everywhere. On cardboard cutouts adorned with flower necklaces, on glittery banners, on stickers. Romans came to the Pride parade on Saturday dressed like Francis, wearing papal hats and T-shirts that read, “There is never too much frociaggine,” a reference to an offensive slur against gay men that the pope has been accused of using twice in recent weeks.

The slur “is the slogan of the 2024 Pride,” said Martina Lorina, 28, an actress who was holding up a banner bearing the word. After Italian media reported that Pope Francis used the slur at a meeting with priests to complain that there was too much “gayness” in the church, the Vatican apologized. Pride participants symbolically invited the pope and his slur to the party, using a longtime tactic to turn insults into words of pride.

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Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride – At Saturday’s celebration in Rome, Pope Francis’ image was on cardboard cutouts adorned with flower necklaces. People came dressed as the pope, wore papal hats and said that there was … @nytimes:https://t.co/Y6Mxl8dCnA

— Olav Mitchell Underdal (@omunderdal) June 16, 2024

Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrates 30th anniversary, makes fun of Pope Francis comments https://t.co/qFodI0gzdk

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 16, 2024

Viva il #RomaPride pic.twitter.com/4CnVvGglpx

— Davide Capasso (@davicapasso) June 15, 2024

I miss my Rome, sopratutto nella sua frociaggine. Grande #pride Roma 2024 & #noprideingenocide https://t.co/E39vZig2T7 #Ironia # musica e protesta. Il Pride invade la capitale

— Alessandra Arcuri (@ArcuriAa) June 16, 2024

The float of the Netherlands gets an enthusiastic response from a happy crowd. #RomaPride

Stop by too and get a unique tote bag to also show that orange is always part of the rainbow. #OrangeIsAlwaysPartOfTheRainbow pic.twitter.com/jRzSXij30a

— Ambasciata e Consolato dei Paesi Bassi in Italia (@NLinItaly) June 15, 2024

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