Francis is not ‘hoping it goes away’.
He has formally rejected the gay French ‘ambassador’, which means the French will have to nominate another person, probably an Islamist.
AMDG
“Francis is not hoping it goes away.
He has formally rejected the gay French ambassador, which means the French will have to nominate another person, probably an Islamist.”
In which case it may be sometime before France has diplomatic representation at the Holy See.