Roman Rumor: New Drive to Allow Married Priests?

Catholic Culture ^ | 9/21/16

[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)

[Arrian]

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!

[cloudmountain]

I heard some wives of Anglican priests answer the question about marriage for priests. They ALL said that a married priest simply DOES NOT have the time or energy to be a good father to his flock, father to his children AND husband to his wife. There are only SO many hours in a day.
They said that priests SHOULD NOT be married.

Made sense to me.

[wardaddy]

This I agree with

Might purge the homos who are at least a huge minority