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Vatican prefect calls for discussion of ordination of older married men to the priesthood

January 23, 2018

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CWN Editor's Note: “It is not about being in favor of or against something, but about attentively evaluating various possibilities without being closed or rigid,” said Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, who cited the pastoral needs of remote Amazon communities and Pacific islands.

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  • Posted by: feedback - Jan. 24, 2018 9:06 AM ET USA

    I would try a different - closed and rigid - idea first: limiting priestly ordinations strictly to non homosexual celibate men.