Posted on 09/22/2016 7:34:49 PM PDT by marshmallow
A meeting between Pope Francis and Cardinal Claudio Hummes has touched off speculation that the Pope might support a move to allow the ordination of married men as priests.
Cardinal Hummes, the former prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, has indicated his support for a discussion of allowing married priests in areas where the shortage of clergy is particularly acute, such as in the Amazon region of his native Brazil.
Sandro Magister, the veteran Vatican-watcher for L'Espresso, reports rumors in Rome that Pope Francis intends to devote the next meeting of the Synod of Bishops to discussion of the clergy: a topic that would allow for debate on the issue of celibacy.
Not Enough Celibate Priests? Make Way For Married Priests (L'Espresso)
Petrosius, will you give it a rest?
I never said or implied that priestly celibacy was a 10th century “invention”. And again, I am uninterested in the opinion of Jesuits!
Made sense to me.
This I agree with
Might purge the homos who are at least a huge minority
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