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TOPIC: Catholic Church - Married Priests
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Catholic Church - Married Priests 4 Years, 9 Months ago
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Pope Francis is currently giving serious consideration to this remedy for the dramatic drop in the number of priests.
Previous popes refused to allow it - but, in places like the Amazon, there are virtually no priests.
Thus, older married men are being considered - men of good character called 'viri probati'.
Reuters say the numbers will be limited - but, if it happens, the ordination of married men will be the biggest sea change in the church - for many centuries.
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Re:Catholic Church - Married Priests 4 Years, 9 Months ago
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Is there much call for priests in the Amazon? Cant they have some of ours? We are teeming with them here.
I would prefer my priest single and gay.
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Re:Catholic Church - Married Priests 4 Years, 9 Months ago
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An WW2 veteran and author - Probo Vaccarini - recently turned 100, and celebrated the occasion with his four sons.
The five men are all Catholic priests.
When PV's wife died, he became a priest - at the age of 69 - having raised a family.
PV has said mass every day since his ordination, thirty-one years ago - and continues to do so.
The oldest serving priest in Italy - he has no plans to retire.
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Re:Catholic Church - Married Priests 4 Years, 5 Months ago
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Barney wrote:
Pope Francis is currently giving serious consideration to this remedy for the dramatic drop in the number of priests.
Previous popes refused to allow it - but, in places like the Amazon, there are virtually no priests.
Thus, older married men are being considered - men of good character called 'viri probati'.
Reuters say the numbers will be limited - but, if it happens, the ordination of married men will be the biggest sea change in the church - for many centuries
A three week meeting of bishops started today, in Rome - to decide, whether or not, to allow married men to become priests.
In the light of the lack of young men, entering the priesthood - it is highly likely that selected individuals will be ordained.
For Francis, and the RCC - it's a huge leap, leading eventually to women priests.
More changes have occurred under Francis, than any other Pope.
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Re:Catholic Church - Married Priests 4 Years, 5 Months ago
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Barney wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
Is there much call for priests in the Amazon?
In this region - of about 25 million people, in 8 countries and over 2 million square miles - there are less than 30 Catholic priests.
Yes Bookworm - abstinence isn't good for anyone.
But the above described circumstances (not unique to the Amazon region) are the main reasons for married men to be ordained.
In Surrey (where I live), the three churches, in the local parish, had about 10 priests running them 20 years ago; now there's two.
To get married, christened or buried is now a major problem for Catholics...
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Re:Catholic Church - Married Priests 4 Years, 5 Months ago
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Barney wrote:
To get married, christened or buried is now a major problem for Catholics...
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Says who?
God or man?
Man can change their minds.
After all, it is human to do so.
Why are a mendments called so?
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Re:Catholic Church - Married Priests 4 Years, 5 Months ago
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Yes - a redundant occupation is just one of the reasons.
Another main one is mandatory celibacy - which is clearly evidenced by the levels of sexual activity by priests.
Much of which has been the subject of investigations, legal cases and compensation - on every continent, because it invariably involved children.
The illegal activity is just the tip of many icebergs...
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