Pope Francis has requested that Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married.

The request applies to priests in Brazil, and is on the agenda for an upcoming synod (church council) in the Amazon region.

A small number of married Roman Catholic priests already exist, including previously married Anglican vicars who have joined the church.

A request to lift the ban on marriage was made by Brazilian bishop Cardinal Claudio Hummes, who reportedly asked the Pope to consider ‘viri probati’, meaning married of great faith, as priests.

Derry priest Father Paddy O’Kane suggested that Pope Francis may move to end celibacy earlier this month, saying there was support amongst the church for the idea.

Fr O’Kane cited Brazilian liberation theologian Leonardo Boff, who said: “The Brazilian bishops, especially the pope’s own personal friend Cardinal Claudio Hummes, have expressly requested Pope Francis to enable married priest in Brazil to return to pastoral ministry.

“I have recently heard that the pope wants to fulfil this request – as an experimental, preliminary phase for the moment confined to Brazil.”
Earlier this year the Pope told Die Zeit newspaper: ‘We must consider if ‘viri probati’ is a possibility. Then we must determine what tasks they can perform, for example, in remote communities.’

Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI have both stated that celibacy is not a matter of inflexible church dogma unlike, and could be debated.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-requests-roman-catholic-priests-given-right-get-married-163603054.html

In view to this, I think that pope Francis should be against this viri probati dogma like situation such that priests do get married. It will weaken the catholic faith and principle which has began since Christ Jesus

Booked

And so ends the Catholic Church.. Anyways it has tried. No other institution on Earth has existed that long..

If done it will bring the catholic church closer to the right part.

Welcome development.

BTW
Where is Mynd44, Lalasticlala, OAM4J

It is going to affect the church greatly.

End of the world....
Wel, it's better than deceiving people

End of the world....
Wel, it's better than deceiving people

no!!

Actually I did not read the post but I think the girl has no right to beat up her boyfriend in public. Maybe they should report the matter to their village elders but if the neighbour refuse to pay his rent they should just kill the landlord and forget about the missing car.

Tho there are loads of girls who will love to marry a priest I see no be reason why the Pope should allow marriage because it destroys the Celibacy of priests some will lose focus and start committing adultery because they will be allowed to have carnal knowledge and come to think of it some will be diverting church funds into the training of their children if they give birth later on.
To be married is one:: To be a priest is another
#Just_My_View_On_The _Issue

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Hmmmmmm, make I eat finish, I go comment later..

Nice one

Huh? end time Pope, Roman Catholic priest are not meant to get married. I don't really know what ur motives are but one thing for sure is that d gate of hell will never prevail against d church of Christ.

hassan4:
Pope Francis has requested that Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married.

The request applies to priests in Brazil, and is on the agenda for an upcoming synod (church council) in the Amazon region.

A small number of married Roman Catholic priests already exist, including previously married Anglican vicars who have joined the church.

A request to lift the ban on marriage was made by Brazilian bishop Cardinal Claudio Hummes, who reportedly asked the Pope to consider ‘viri probati’, meaning married of great faith, as priests.

Derry priest Father Paddy O’Kane suggested that Pope Francis may move to end celibacy earlier this month, saying there was support amongst the church for the idea.

Fr O’Kane cited Brazilian liberation theologian Leonardo Boff, who said: “The Brazilian bishops, especially the pope’s own personal friend Cardinal Claudio Hummes, have expressly requested Pope Francis to enable married priest in Brazil to return to pastoral ministry.

“I have recently heard that the pope wants to fulfil this request – as an experimental, preliminary phase for the moment confined to Brazil.”
Earlier this year the Pope told Die Zeit newspaper: ‘We must consider if ‘viri probati’ is a possibility. Then we must determine what tasks they can perform, for example, in remote communities.’

Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI have both stated that celibacy is not a matter of inflexible church dogma unlike, and could be debated.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-requests-roman-catholic-priests-given-right-get-married-163603054.html

Some junk journalist can lia.




There is no married catholic priest abegiiiiii.


Stop misleading people, is catholic priest d same with Anglican? Or even if they have reconverted to catholic church, they still can't celebrate mass.

That is one of the reasons for the Catholic Church! A part of her religious vitality is gone by that move. Who am I to question the pope? Im sure he prayed about it. If then, so be it!

Comedians

The beginning of the end....

Some Catholic nairalanders who feel more Catholic than the pope will come here to condemn this noble move.

Oboy

Marriage or no marriage does not take a person to heaven.
It's a church doctrine which should be subject to change.

Better.

Instead of them comitting the atrocities and going as far as killing witnesses to cover the shame.

Why people dey fear say women go spoil things if priests are allowed to marry?
Meanwhile no Muslim should be allowed to comment on this thread.

It will surely increase the financial greed amongst Catholic Priest...

A Priest with 5 children in Private Universities. Expect more preaching on Tithing, offering, first fruit, seed planting, Fathers family house rent & card than Salvation.


Catholic Forever

Whose money will be used to take care of the families?

Stop that rough play even though I know this isn't happening anytime soon.

Very good decision indeed... No one should be forced by Church rules to sacrifice the wonders of marriage just for service.