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Roman Catholic church could allow married men to become priests [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Roman Catholic church could allow married men to become priests
Vatican summit to discuss proposal to address clergy shortage in remote Amazon areas
Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Harriet Sherwood
Mon 17 Jun 2019 14.33 BST Last modified on Mon 17 Jun 2019 14.54 BST
A Vatican document has called on the Roman Catholic church to consider allowing older married men to become priests in remote areas of the Amazon as a way to overcome the shortage of clergy in the region.
The recommendation will be discussed at a synod of bishops from the Amazon taking place at the Vatican in October.
A working document for the event says the possibility of ordaining “viri probati” – Latin for “men of proven virtue” – should be discussed.
“While affirming that celibacy is a gift for the church, there have been requests that, for the most remote areas of the region, the possibility of conferring priestly ordination on elderly men is discussed,” the document says.
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Vatican summit to discuss proposal to address clergy shortage in remote Amazon areas
Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Harriet Sherwood
Mon 17 Jun 2019 14.33 BST Last modified on Mon 17 Jun 2019 14.54 BST
A Vatican document has called on the Roman Catholic church to consider allowing older married men to become priests in remote areas of the Amazon as a way to overcome the shortage of clergy in the region.
The recommendation will be discussed at a synod of bishops from the Amazon taking place at the Vatican in October.
A working document for the event says the possibility of ordaining “viri probati” – Latin for “men of proven virtue” – should be discussed.
“While affirming that celibacy is a gift for the church, there have been requests that, for the most remote areas of the region, the possibility of conferring priestly ordination on elderly men is discussed,” the document says.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/17/roman-catholic-church-could-allow-married-men-to-become-priests
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