Wrong. According NBC News May 27, 2014:
“Pope Francis has opened the door for a debate on priestly celibacy.”
“Fresh off the back of his historic trip to the Middle East, the pontiff delved into one of the core Catholic Church rules by declaring it is not a dogma that clergy members abstain from sex.”
“Francis told reporters aboard a plane to the Vatican,
“But since it is not a dogma, the door is always open.”
“This is not the first time Pope Francis has spoken celibacy—he made similar statements while Archbishop of Buenos Aires and after his elevation to pope, his secretary of state noted that is not an institution.”
“That’s because celibacy among Catholic clergy has been around for 1,000 years, it is considered a man-made rule which can be altered-—rather than dogma, or unchangeable.”
I can’t tell whether the last statement is being attributed to the Pope.
I didn’t think the Pope could say such stupid, uninformed things. I was wrong.
Every day, he demonstrates his ignorance of theology and history. He is totally unqualified to be Pope—intellectually, emotionally, morally.