Easy to see how he would get confused on the matter, the priestly vow of celibacy is supposed to be a good thing despite allowing homos to take over the whole system.
If you don't believe me, no less of an authority than Pope Benedict XVI wrote about this in a book he only allowed to be published posthumously. Now what kind of potential backlash could intimidate the actual pope?
Easy to see how he would get confused on the matter, the priestly vow of celibacy is supposed to be a good thing despite allowing homos to take over the whole system.
If you don't believe me, no less of an authority than Pope Benedict XVI wrote about this in a book he only allowed to be published posthumously. Now what kind of potential backlash could intimidate the actual pope?