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Amazon archbishop backs ordination of married priests
- Amazon synod
- Sep 16, 2019
Archbishop Rafael Cob of the Diocese of Puyo in Ecuador supports the ordination of married men as priests in the Amazon, supporting the idea of calling ‘viri probati’, or tested married men, into the priesthood to serve isolated rural communities.
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Marriage doesn’t solve the priest shortage, says head of Ukrainian Rite
- Vatican
- Sep 12, 2019
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has urged those considering allowing priests in the Latin rite to marry in order to help solve a crippling vocation crisis to proceed with caution, saying marriage has not curbed shortages in his own rite.
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U.S. bishops at odds over Amazon synod’s married priest proposal
- Church in the Americas, Church in the US
- Jul 9, 2019
Two U.S. prelates have weighed in on the upcoming Synod on the Amazon, offering different takes on married priests.
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Northern Canadian bishops paying close attention to married priest discussion
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Jun 29, 2019
When bishops convene in Rome this fall to begin discussions about ordaining married men to serve as priests in remote, indigenous communities in the Amazon, bishops in northern Canada will be listening closely.
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What’s in a name: Vatican questions use of term ‘viri probati’
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Jun 18, 2019
While the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Amazon aims to highlight the damage wrought by climate change and exploitation, the possibility of ordaining married men to minister in remote areas of the rainforest continues to garner more attention.
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Understanding the debate over married priests at the Amazon synod
- News Analysis
- Jun 18, 2019
This fall’s debate over married priests at the Synod for the Amazon will be different from how the issue is discussed in the West.
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