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- Nov 12, 2019
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Global debate gets underway over married Catholic priests
- Associated Press, Vatican
- Nov 9, 2019
Germany’s Catholics reacted enthusiastically when bishops from across the Amazon called for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in that region. Such reforms have been pushed for decades by many German bishops and lay groups who hope it can lead to the liberalization of centuries of Catholic tradition.
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Pope closes Amazon synod warning of walls, neglect of traditions
- Amazon synod, Vatican
- Oct 27, 2019
Capping off the Synod, Pope Francis directed the attention of the global Church to the poor of the Amazon.
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Amazon synod ends by leaving an awful lot on the pope’s plate
- Amazon synod, News Analysis
- Oct 26, 2019
Pope Francis has a lot to consider about the conclusions from the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon.
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Path to women deacons opened by Pope Benedict, Brazilian bishop says
- Amazon synod, Catholic News Service
- Oct 25, 2019
A change to the Code of Canon Law made by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 provides a canonical path to allow the ordination of women deacons, a Brazilian bishop said.
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Mexican cardinal calls statue thieves ‘black sheep’ of Catholic family
- Amazon synod
- Oct 24, 2019
According to Mexico’s most important cardinal, the Catholics who stole the small wood statue of a topless pregnant woman and those within the Church who are climate change deniers are the “black sheep” of the 1.3 billion-member family that is the Catholic Church.
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Veteran cardinal at Amazon synod says criticism of a pope is nothing new
- Amazon synod
- Oct 21, 2019
Although he’s now nearing the mandatory retirement age of 75, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, Austria, was a young pup when he was first named a bishop almost 30 years ago, which means he’s seen a lot of water under the bridge.
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