Will Pope Francis Allow Married Men to Become Priests?
The pontiff said he’s open to studying the question—but that doesn’t mean he’ll do away with celibacy.
In an interview with the German magazine this week, Pope Francis spoke about the Roman Catholic Church’s priest shortage, which has left Catholics in many rural areas without a clerical leader. The interviewer asked whether , or married men with a proven fidelity to the Church, might be able to join the priesthood. “We must think, yes, are a possibility,” said Francis, according to a translation by the Catholic News Agency. “But then we must also consider what tasks they could perform,
