The Hill -The Vatican is considering letting older, married men be ordained as priests in remote parts of the Amazon to help address a shortage of clergy, Reuters reports. A document released Monday is said to include the most direct mention of a married priest, marking a historic shift that could have implications for other areas where priests are scarce, Reuters notes.
"While affirming that celibacy is a gift for the Church, it is asked that for the most remote areas of the region, the possibility of priestly ordination of elders, preferably indigenous, respected and accepted by their community, even those who already have stable and consolidated families, be studied in order to ensure the sacraments to accompany and sustain Christian life," the document reads, according to the news service.
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