Posted on 10/27/2019 7:26:47 AM PDT by marshmallow
Vatican City, Oct 26, 2019 / 01:17 pm (CNA).- The meeting for the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian region has approved a final document which calls for the ordination of married men as priests and for women to be considered for diaconal ordination.
The 33-page document, approved Oct. 26, is the result of a three-week meeting in Rome. The synods 181 voting members, together with representatives from indigenous communities, religious orders, lay groups and charities, discussed a range of issues concerning the region, spread across nine countries.
In ordinary sessions of the Synod of Bishops, delegates are elected by the world's bishops conferences. In the special session for the pan-Amazonian region, all attendees were by special invitation.
The document presents the synodal assemblys reflections and conclusions on topics ranging from environmentalism, inculturation in the Church, and the human rights of indigenous communities in the face of economic, environmental, and cultural exploitation.
The draft text was presented to the assembly on Friday night, and various amendments were proposed and debated during the approval process. The synodal document does not have magisterial authority; the conclusions are presented to Pope Francis, who will issue his own document later.
One of the documents most anticipated and likely controversial items is the call by the synod fathers for the ordination of proven married men, so-called viri probati, in the face of an acute shortage of priests in many parts of the region.
Many of the ecclesial communities of the Amazonian territory have enormous difficulties in accessing the Eucharist, the document says, while noting that some communities go for months, even years between visits from a priest.
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Women priests who are “married” to women.
This will quickly evolve into married homosexuals in the Catholic ranks. Thats the goal. Mark my words.
They used to be before some pope way back said they couldn’t.
Eastern Catholics have had married priests all along.No big deal.
Married priests probably don’t help much as demonstrated by the Eastern Orthodox struggling to find priests.
It was predicted because of those who were to be in attendance. Those who wish to tear down tradition lean this way. Those who wish to maintain it lean the other way. Personally, I think tradition is important.
A forgone Bergoglio conclusion.
Just import the rules use for the Eastern Rite/Anglican Usage Rites that is all.
Good grief give me a break.
But don’t the Eastern Orthodox have a rule like what the Eastern Rites Catholics have, marry first then discern out if called by God?
Thank-you for your response.
Continued: Before considering the priesthood.
I knew this was a done deal before the vote.
“This will quickly evolve into married homosexuals in the Catholic ranks. Thats the goal. Mark my words.”
Maybe that’ll keep them away from the altar boys!
Thats not the big part
There is the “big” end times and there are little “end” times. Whether we are in one or the other does not matter. It is just bad!
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Progressives gotta keep progressing. So whats the next step after this? Obviously female priests. Then what?
Yep - the church management has done many stupid things trying to one-up the Bible and ended up ignoring the Bible.
The deal about unmarried and celibate priests (Bible doesn’t even dictate there should be priests but says teachers/deacons should be husbands of one wife and be a good managers of their own household) was a personal opinion of Paul and he made it clear that it was his opinion and not any divine-inspired concept.
Not sure exactly what you mean, but "married" homosexuals in the Catholic ranks is what they have in mind.
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