Pope Francis is understood to have told people listening to a seminar that priests don’t "just" watch child porn but also "normal" porn, and that's how the "the Devil gets in".
The head of the Catholic Church explained on Monday that this too was a "vice" and one that both priests and nuns engage in.
Pope Francis said: “I will not say, ‘raise your hand if you have had at least one experience of this’.
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“But if each of you think you have had the experience or temptation …
"It is a vice that many people have, many laymen, many laywomen, and also priests and nuns.”
He added: “The Devil gets in that way. And I'm not just talking about criminal pornography like that involving the abuse of children, that is already degeneration."
The leader of the more than one billion-strong religion said that while it was obvious child porn was a sin, other types came with their own pitfalls.
“But pornography that is a little 'normal',” he said. “Dear brothers, be careful about this."
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According to Ansa en Vatican, news of the Pope’s announcement was made on Wednesday, two days after the talk is understood to have been made.
The surprising comments come as he spoke about the benefits that social media can have for members of the faith.
But the Pope claimed that he "arrived too late" to get to grips with social media, despite having some 63million followers on Twitter.
According to the Guardian, his various social media accounts are in fact run by a team of people.
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