Francis lamented that a “gay lobby” was at work at the Vatican in private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group …The Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious — the regional organization for priests and nuns of religious orders — confirmed Tuesday that its leaders had written a synthesis of Francis remarks after their June 6 audience. The group, known by its Spanish acronym CLAR, said it was greatly distressed that the document had been published and apologized to the pope.In the document, Francis is quoted as saying that while there were many holy people in the Vatican, there was also corruption: “The gay lobby is mentioned, and it is true, it is there … We need to see what we can do …” the synthesis reads.