Celibacy ‘is not Church dogma’ and ‘can be discussed’, says Vatican’s number two

Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:39 UTC

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The Vatican’s new secretary of state has surprised many in the Catholic Church, after saying in an interview with a Venezuelan newspaper that the issue of priests remaining celibate is up for discussion. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
I'm sure the Pope will be agreeing with him.
Sep 13th, 2013 - 11:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
Yes, the RCC is going to close ranks or even “form a circle” nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

Will anything positive EVER come out of these talking shops?

Chairs and Titanic come to mind again.
Sep 13th, 2013 - 03:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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