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Vatican official says Church should allow married priests

January 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Charles Scicluna. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jan 8, 2024 / 12:13 pm (CNA).
A Vatican official has said that he thinks the Catholic Church’s priestly celibacy requirement in the Latin rite should be revi… […]

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In wake of the clerical pederasty scandal in Bolivia, bishop says he favors optional celibacy for priests

May 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Bishop Eugenio Cóter / Bolivian Episcopal Conference

ACI Prensa Staff, May 15, 2023 / 07:51 am (CNA).
Following the consternation in Bolivia following the revelation of serial sexual abuse of minors committed by a deceased Jesuit, the bishop of… […]

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