Church may consider ordaining married men as priests
Pope Francis says the church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests.(AFP)
Church may consider ordaining married men as priests
Pope Francis says the church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests.
“We must think about whether viri probati are a possibility,” Francis said in an interview published on Thursday.
He was referring to older, married men who are already involved in church business.
“Then we have to decide what tasks they can take on, for example in remote communities,” he said in the interview with German weekly Die Zeit.
Many in the church believe, given the lack of priests in many places, that a new path to ordination should be opened.
They think that in addition to priests who take a vow of celibacy, older, married men with a long commitment to the church could also be considered.
Pope Francis said in May 2014 that “there are married priests in the Church” citing married Anglican ministers who joined the Catholic Church, Coptic Catholics and the priests of some Eastern churches.
The church, and notably the current pope’s predecessor Benedict XVI, had previously said that celibacy was not a matter of inflexible church dogma unlike, for example, the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
However, Francis said allowing priests in training to choose whether or not to be celibate was “not the solution”.
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James Fernandes, Barkur Chicago | Sat, March-11-2017, 4:59 |
If it’s a career sale of golden toilet bowls would have gone up. Many are called. Few are chosen. Late Fr. Alfred Roche an embodiment of compassion will be a saint soon. Agree[0]
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Maxim, kukude | Sat, March-11-2017, 12:28 |
Priesthood is a good career if they are allowed to marry. Job Security Agree[0]
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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai | Fri, March-10-2017, 9:34 |
If all other faiths ... Agree[2]
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James Fernandes, Barkur Chicago | Fri, March-10-2017, 8:41 |
One should visit a home for the aging unmarried priests and nuns. Not enough angels to minister them. Agree[1]
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