Pope Francis raises hopes for married men becoming priests
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends a conference on families and adolescent education at Rome’s Basilica of St. John in Lateran, Italy June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
Pope Francis is reportedly requesting a debate regarding allowing married men to become priests, a controversial decision that is likely to receive backlash from more conservative leaders in the Vatican.
In particular, the Pope wants to initiate the debate on whether marred men living in Brazil’s Amazon region to become priests.
The Telegraph reported the pontiff is looking into having a debate for the lifting of priestly celibacy for married men in the region and a possible vote by the Brazilian bishops following a request by Cardinal Claudio Hummes.
Cardinal Claudio Hummes, the president of the Episcopal Commission for the Amazon, reportedly requested the Pope to consider the changes due to a lack of ordained ministers within the remote communities of the Amazon, the Independent reports.
Pope Francis hinted at the possibility of lifting the celibacy rule in March, when he told German newspaper Die Zeit: “We must consider if viri probatiis a possibility. Then we must determine what tasks they can perform, for example, in remote communities.”
(Crusader Journal Staff)
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