The Roman Catholic Church has required celibacy for priests since the 11th century. Pope Francis has opened a debate that could change that.
The potentially momentous debate pits those who say ordaining married men could relieve the church’s clergy shortage against those who warn that doing so would undermine the distinctive character of the priesthood.
The synod’s official working document calls for considering the ordination of “elders, preferably indigenous, respected and accepted by their community, even if they have an existing and stable family, in order to ensure availability of the sacraments that accompany and sustain the Christian life.” Such candidates for the priesthood are known as viri probati, Latin for “proven men.”
The Catholic Church routinely ordains married men as deacons, clergy who can officiate at baptisms, marriages and funerals. But deacons cannot celebrate Mass or hear confessions, essential elements of Catholic life. In a book on the subject published last week, the cardinal wrote that clergy working in the Amazon are “welcomed and integrated into local communities precisely because of their celibacy,” a status that lends a priest’s “preaching a weight or fire…from a life completely given to his Lord in ministry.”
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