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Amazon Synod Document Calls for Married Priests and Increased Role for women
Catholic News Agency ^ | 10/26/19

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 synod’s 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 assembly’s 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 document’s 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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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Ministry/Outreach
KEYWORDS: heresy; popeborgia
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1 posted on 10/27/2019 7:26:47 AM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Women priests who are “married” to women.


2 posted on 10/27/2019 7:35:56 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: marshmallow

This will quickly evolve into “married” homosexuals in the Catholic ranks. That’s the goal. Mark my words.


3 posted on 10/27/2019 7:39:00 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: marshmallow

They used to be before some pope way back said they couldn’t.


4 posted on 10/27/2019 7:41:24 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: SkyPilot

Eastern Catholics have had married priests all along.No big deal.


5 posted on 10/27/2019 7:44:45 AM PDT by redhead (PRAYfor little ones in pedo pipeline: livestock: raped, tortured, and satanically sacrificed.)
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To: marshmallow

Married priests probably don’t help much as demonstrated by the Eastern Orthodox struggling to find priests.


6 posted on 10/27/2019 8:03:34 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: marshmallow

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.


7 posted on 10/27/2019 8:23:15 AM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: marshmallow

A forgone Bergoglio conclusion.


8 posted on 10/27/2019 8:34:33 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election.)
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To: redhead

Just import the rules use for the Eastern Rite/Anglican Usage Rites that is all.


9 posted on 10/27/2019 9:18:43 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: SkyPilot

Good grief give me a break.


10 posted on 10/27/2019 9:19:12 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: tbw2

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.


11 posted on 10/27/2019 9:23:13 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Biggirl

Continued: Before considering the priesthood.


12 posted on 10/27/2019 9:24:45 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: marshmallow

I knew this was a done deal before the vote.


13 posted on 10/27/2019 9:25:36 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: SkyPilot

“This will quickly evolve into “married” homosexuals in the Catholic ranks. That’s the goal. Mark my words.”

Maybe that’ll keep them away from the altar boys!


14 posted on 10/27/2019 10:47:40 AM PDT by ProudVet97
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To: redhead

That’s not the big part


15 posted on 10/27/2019 10:49:25 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: marshmallow

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!


16 posted on 10/27/2019 11:42:39 AM PDT by Shark24
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To: marshmallow

priestmatch.com


17 posted on 10/27/2019 1:25:48 PM PDT by Marchmain (safe, legal and wrong)
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To: marshmallow

Progressives gotta keep progressing. So what’s the next step after this? Obviously female priests. Then what?


18 posted on 10/27/2019 1:47:19 PM PDT by BusterDog
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To: SkyDancer

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.


19 posted on 10/28/2019 2:56:02 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: Biggirl
Good grief give me a break.

Not sure exactly what you mean, but "married" homosexuals in the Catholic ranks is what they have in mind.

Explosive new book lifts lid on gay priests in the Vatican


20 posted on 10/28/2019 3:13:12 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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