Incoming Papal Secretary of State: Marriage for Priests Open for Discussion
Not Catholic dogma
The Vatican's newly-designated Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has said that priestly celibacy is an issue up for discussion within the Catholic Church.
The Vatican has opened its door to the possibility of married priests, a move that would go against centuries-old Church tradition.
Archbishop Pietro Parolin, who will be No.2 in the Roman Catholic Church when be becomes secretary of state next month, declared that the priestly vow of celibacy derived from an age-old rule, but was not Catholic dogma.
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