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Der Spiegel: The German Catholic Church cannot stay as it was. But how much can it change if it wants to keep its conservative core? [in German]
German Catholics demand radical changes for a more inclusive Church. Senior Spanish priest: ‘A bad experience of celibacy can be one of the causes of sexual abuse’. [in Spanish] Priest shortages in one US State. Substantial New Yorker article on women’s ordination. New Irish bishop is in favour of women priests (but then ‘clarifies’). More than 8 out of 10 German Catholics say mandatory celibacy should be abolished. [in German] French priests talk about celibacy. [audio in French] 'Get rid of celibacy', says German TV star. [in German] French bishop doubts optional celibacy would increase vocations – but would welcome women priests. [in French] A French ‘oldie’ asks: Why impose celibacy on priests? [in French] German Bishop Overbeck: ‘Priestly vocations are basically zero … We have to see what is God asking from us’. Ordination of women: background on the revision of Canon Law. Two beautiful vocations – matrimony and priesthood - testimony of a married priest. ‘Does celibacy necessarily have to be connected with ordination? No.’ – German Bishops’ Conference Chair. [in German] Tablet letters April-Maylettersapril-may2021.docx Topics like married and women priests are too ‘intra-church’ and not the ‘main goal’. [in German] ‘US vs Germany’ – as American extreme right Catholics see things. Good background article on the German Church. Celibacy and women priests ‘not the fundamental problems’, says Italian Bishops’ Conference Chair. [in Italian] It’s time for married and women priests. [in Italian] Hans Küng on celibacy … Germany looks for church reform. Hubert Wolf: Church needs reforms - based on tradition. [in German] German priest and nun discuss obedience – and celibacy. [in German] Sexuality should not be ‘spiritualized away’, German psychotherapist urges seminarians. [in German] 'Don't be afraid of the end of celibacy'. says German priest. [in German] German priest argues for change. [in German] ‘No priests, no sacraments; and no sacraments, no Church.’ Italian PP and his curate both leave to marry. [in Spanish] The son of a priest argues for optional celibacy. Swiss priest – ‘celibate and happy’ – thinks there’s too much talk about the difficulties. [in French] Comments on topical events in the Swiss Church. [in German] New Swiss bishop: ‘The question is whether every priest should live celibate. Here too, the Church is in a process of development.’ Shirley Williams supported married and women priests. Vatican symposium on priesthood will discuss celibacy, Cardinal says. German Protestants lack priests – but still ordain 4 times as many as Catholics. [in German] New book on married priests. ‘I give the Church another 20 years’, says German historian – unless it reforms. [in German] The ‘organised hypocrisy of celibacy’ – a view from the Dominican Republic. [in Spanish] Tablet letters January-March 2021 A Lutheran view of the ‘German reformers’. Number of candidates for the priesthood continues to decline. ‘Appeals for women’s ordination and for an end to compulsory priestly celibacy loom large’ in responses to ‘listening exercise’ preparing Liverpool Synod. ‘Eunuchs for the Kingdom’ is not about celibacy. [in Spanish] German bishop: Church must talk about priesthood for women and celibacy. [in German] Only one in ten priests respect their promise of chastity, says Italian sociologist. [in French] 50+ American Catholics call for women priests. German bishops elect female general secretary. German women pin theses to church doors: ‘access for all people to all offices’. [in German] Mexican cardinal: ‘We should take advantage of the training and experience of priests who have left the ministry’. [in Spanish] Church is running out of reasons not ordain women. Swiss Benedictine Martin Werlen: Baptism is more important than ordination. [in German] German synodal forums 'have made progress'. ]in German] Senior German priest asks: 'Who will lead in the future?' [in German] German bishops' summit considers women and lay roles as answer to abuse crisis. ‘The larger dimension of the pope’s new document on women and ministry’: Australian Bishop Vincent Long’s diocese endorses Tom O’Loughlin’s comments on the significance of Francis’ Spiritus Domini. Italian psychiatrist finds many priests have a ‘double standard’ [in Italian] 'Ordain women priests' billboard campaign expands in US. German bishop calls for reflection on compulsory celibacy. [in German] Reactions to Francis’ Spiritus Domini. Centenary of the Czechoslovak bishop who ordained married men and women. [in French] Pope formally recognizes ‘non-ordained‘ ministries for women – but not priesthood. 204 Italian priests have died of Covid. Tony Flannery: Now that bishops are voicing the opinions for which I was condemned, will the Church really change? Between 1 and 2 in 3 French priests may be ‘in a relationship’. [in French, partial text on Le Monde pay site] New Archbishop of Dublin holds ‘a more flexible view on celibacy’. Letters to The Tablet, October-December 2020. Head of German BC calls for change on LGBT people and women. Mandatory celibacy creates a seller's market for seminarians. Swiss Jesuit: ‘The Church is collapsing’. [in French] A German woman priest speaks. [text & video in German] Marco Politi: 30% of bishops oppose Francis - and celibacy is the ‘red rag’… [in Spanish] German reform groups say: Implement human rights in the Church. [in German] Argentine view of celibacy. [in Spanish] A sceptical view on German calls for reform … [in Spanish] ‘I’d rather die‘ – Osservatore Romano reveals source of Paul VI’s defence of celibacy [in Italian] and Famille Chrétienne comments. [in French] ‘Thanks Be to God for Priestly Celibacy.' Widower priest protests: my wife had to die first! [in German] Tony Flannery: exclusion of women has been ‘biggest blight’ on the Church. Ex-Cardinal McCarrick promoting celibacy! [video] Swiss advocate for married and women priests dies.[in German] Celibacy: views of priests who have married [text & videos in Italian] Cardinal Koch: it is impossible to ignore the question of women’s ordination. Priest numbers drop worldwide. Tablet Letters, April to September Germany's Catholic Church: Women are pushing for equality. Has the Catholic Church had its day? Abolition of celibacy and female priesthood: reforms of the German Church that 'frighten the Pope'. [in Italian] A German priest talks about celibacy and love. [in German] Christine Schenk on Newman’s advice to consult the faithful. John Wijngaards puts the argument for women priests. ‘Be brave for the Church’, says Swiss theologian. She adds: ‘See the signs of the times’. [in German] Jamie Mason, supporter of women’s ordination, takes on a new role. Brazilian theologian Antonio José de Almeida on celibacy: ‘Some clerics are a gift to psychoanalysis’. [in Spanish] Easter rite priests discuss celibacy and marriage. [in Spanish] The Tablet: ‘Time to remove the gagging order’ on discussing women’s ordination. A substantial article on the Flannery case. Swiss bishop: ‘time is ripe’ for a council on women’s issues. [in German] German Bishops’ Conference Chair considers ‘diaconate for women very legitimate’. [in German] Germans protest: a parish of 45,000? [in German] The Tablet: ‘Wanted: new kinds of priests’ – including married. German cardinal ‘cannot treat [women’s ordination] as if the question were open’. Tony Flannery will not bow to the CDF’s demands. One woman's view on women priests … Dutch readers’ view on mandatory celibacy. [in Dutch] Hubert Wolf questions ‘rigid and immovable’ traditionalism. [in German] Cardinal Hollerich: women priests? ‘I’m open to it’. [in German] Francis on why he said No to married priests. French female theologian applies for the job of … Archbishop of Lyon. Women in the Church - so tired of waiting ... ‘God designed men and women for separate and distinct roles in society and the Church’. Did she? Since the Amazon synod, what has happened to talk of synodality? German archbishop calls for ‘open debate on the ordination of women’. Austrian bishop would be happy for ‘priests with families’. [in German] The anniversary of Argentine ‘martyrs to celibacy’. [in Spanish] The year in Ireland: for all 26 dioceses, 2 new bishops but only 1 new priest! A Benedictine sister laments the ‘male’ Church. Women priests are possible, says new Vatican finance council member. Brazilian bishop and liberation theologian Pedro Casaldáliga, who called for ordaining married men and women, dies at 92. [in Spanish] German priests’ leader speaks in favour of female and married priests. [in German] Theologian calls for better training for celibacy. [in German] French female theologian applies to be Archbishop of Lyon. Will the new Amazon Ecclesial Conference bring married priests? Would Jesus impose celibacy on bishops and priests today? [in Spanish] Mandatory celibacy: a critical view from Germany. Part 1; Part 2 [in German] Amazon: married priests, yes, but not enough. What if priests could marry? [in Italian] New Bishop of Augsburg urges debate of ‘healthy’ celibacy. [in German] German Bishops’ Conference president is ‘open to married priests and women’s ordination’. Austrian theologian: 'I hope that we will soon have married men as priests'. [in German] German theologian admits: 'majority of the faithful would abolish celibacy sooner rather than later'. [in German] German Catholics ‘looking for new Luther’, says Italian paper [in Italian] Editor of French Christian magazine on married priests. [in French] He may have stayed silent on married priests – but Francis hasn’t silenced debate … [in Spanish] [in French] Diocese of Trier losing priests because of mandatory celibacy. [in German] Brazilian bishop on married priests: ‘Last word not spoken yet’. [in German] Letters to The Tablet in March/April 2020 Interviews with French priests who have married. [in French] Covid-19: in Italy 117 priests dead. [in Italian] Covid-19: in Spain 70 priests dead. [in Spanish] German Bishops’ Conference Chair: ‘I don’t see there would be any harm to the Church if there were married priests’. [in German] A married priest in Switzerland [in French] [Since Covid-19 broke out, news about our topic is understandably reduced] 85% back married priests in Irish diocese. Amazon bishops will ask for married priests. [in French] Daily Express: ‘Pope shock: Huge error Vatican made in married priest row exposed by Bible expert’. German theologian: first acknowledge the value of celibacy, then discuss change. [in German] Latin America experts expect the first exceptions to celibacy shortly. [in German] New Chair of German Bishops’ Conference is ‘for easing celibacy’. [in German] [in English] Cardinal Marx’s successor announced. [in German] Who will succeed Cardinal Marx as Chair of the German Bishops’ Conference? (1), (2), (3) [in German] Letters to The Tablet in January & February 2020 NCR readers react to Francis’ silence on married priests. Conservative die Freie Welt reports: Pope’s ‘ghostwriter’ says married priests will come. [in German] New York Times: What is the power of celibacy? Brendan Hoban: Is this ‘another Humanae Vitae moment’? Leader of the Irish Church ‘very much open’ to ordaining married men. NCR: It is time to ask, formally, for married priests and woman deacons. NCR: Querida Amazonia’s ‘flaws of omission’. Catholic Times on Querida Amazonia – with input from MMaC. Robert Mickens: Time to bury clergy-centred Church. US Eastern Catholic bishops thank pope for lifting ban on married priests. New Canadian bishop ‘open on the question of married priests’. [in French] Romanian Greek Catholic bishop in US on married priests. NCR: Reformers’ ideas gain momentum in German synodal way. Catholic Herald regrets ‘serious flaws’ in Querida Amazonia – but not the omission of married priests! French archbishop proposes continued discussion on married priests. [in French] Amazon group says celibacy rule will be lifted. Bishop Kräutler: ‘Celibacy is not more important than the Eucharist’. [in German] Widower-turned-priest backs both celibacy and viri probati. General Secretary of Repam [Pan-Amazon network ]: Easing of celibacy will come. [in German] Interview with a US married priest. Catherine Pepinster: liberals let down. Cardinal Hummes: ‘This matter will have to be developed and completed’. Deutsche Welle summarises reactions in Germany. [in German] katholisch.de collects reactions to Querida Amazonia from around the world. [in German] John Allen on Crux: ‘the sound of silence’. German Bishops’ Conference website: ‘not even a hopeful footnote’. [in German] German lay leader regrets Francis’ 'lack of courage for real reforms’. [in German] Cardinal Marx: married priests ‘not off the table’. [in German] Bishop of Salford: comment on Querida Amazonia. ACP: Disappointment in Ireland, but also much thoughtful comment … Guardian’s report includes comment from MMaC. New York Times: Was there ‘exaggerated optimism’ about married priests? Austen Ivereigh comments in The Tablet. NCR: ‘Disappointment, outrage over papal document on the Amazon’. Married priests: Has Francis closed the door – or just ‘kicked the can down the road’? Some history: Paul VI’s defence of celibacy. [in German] New Austrian bishop in favour of voluntary celibacy. [in German] Amazon Synod concerns also relate to Australia – Archbishop of Sydney. International reactions to Germany’s Synodal Way. [in German and English] Bishop Bode again: ‘Admitting married priests does not mean abolishing celibacy’. [in German] Cardinal Nichols speaks on celibacy … Bishop Bode of Osnabrück: priests should choose celibacy freely. [in German] As the Germans start out on their Synodal Way … [1], [2], [3] [all in German] A measured view of celibacy, from Parramatta, Australia [Bishop Vincent Long’s diocese] . ‘We are not ex-priests! But because of marriage, we can no longer practise our profession.’ [in German] ‘Of course I know [our priest] is married, so what? – comment of a Lebanese parishioner. ‘The average Catholic is relatively indifferent to celibacy.’ [in German] Thomas Schüller: No reform process without exceptions to celibacy. [in German] BBC offers a brief history of clerical celibacy. Mexican vicar-general: the Church must ask itself whether ‘celibacy corresponds to the reality of the world’. [in Spanish] Married priests - the end of the Catholic Church? [in German] Sarah’s book barely acknowledges Eastern Church tradition. Bishop of Innsbruck: celibacy will probably be relaxed ‘sooner or later’. [in German] Cardinal Marx: Don't expect the Synodal Way to be too fast. [in German] German lawyer claims that abandoning celibacy would make the Church into a ‘grassroots democratic association’. [in German] Rainer Maria Schießler: ‘married priests would enrich the Church’. [in German] Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon thinks ‘celibacy is an inescapable part of the priesthood’. [in Spanish] American priest tells the New York Times: ‘Why I quit’. German bishop pleads for ‘flexibility’. [in German] For a young German, ‘celibacy was a reason to decide against the priesthood’. [in German] Argentine view: there will be married priests in the Amazon. [in Spanish] Italian married priests predict Francis' Exhortation 'will include the approval of married priests for the Amazon'. [in Spanish] Dutch discussion about celibacy. [in Dutch] German priest argues for abolition of compulsory celibacy. [in German] Cardinal Hummes alerts bishops to coming post-Amazon Synod Exhortation. [in Italian] Dutch bishop repeats evident falsehood: the CofE is not in the same ‘crisis’ as the RC - it ordains 20 times as many new priests as the RC. {in Spanish] Stern asks: Why shouldn’t priests be married? [in German] What do Amazonian priests think about celibacy? [in Spanish] Update on Germany’s Synodal Way. The Sarah-not-Benedict book: the plot thickens … America & The Tablet A German married priest speaks out. [in German] Sicilian archbishop open-minded on married priests. [in German] Le Figaro surveys opinion on Benedict’s position. [in French] Popes at odds? Benedict speaks out against married priests: BBC, The Guardian & NCR. Cardinal Ouellet still against married priests. [in French] French psychoanalyst: celibacy plays a ‘major role’ in abuse. [in French] 'All in the fire of Christ': a defence of celibacy. [in German] Spanish priests who have married wonder about change … [in Spanish] Synodal Way delegate comments on celibacy. [in German] An Irish comment on celibacy. No shortage of seminarians in Austria. [in German] Second part of Argentinian journalist’s account of celibacy. [in Spanish]. An interesting survey of South American priests who left active ministry. [in Spanish] New Austrian bishop backpedals on celibacy. [in German] Head of Austrian Church aid organisation ‘wouldn’t mind if mandatory celibacy were lifted’. [in German] Cardinal Schönborn: voluntary priestly service ‘not unthinkable’. [in German] Argentinian journalist begins account of celibacy in the Church. [in Spanish] Fr Brian D’Arcy: ‘compulsory celibacy is illogical’ because ‘a compulsory gift’ is a contradiction in terms. Kenyan lawyer pleads for married priests. Hubert Wolf (16 Thesen) says the Church is the ‘greatest crisis since the Reformation’. [in German] German theologian asks: Is the Amazon coming to Europe? [in Spanish] Austrian bishops ‘welcome’ proposal for married priests in the Amazon. [in German] Newsweek quotes CDF’s Jordi Bertomeu Farnos: homosexuality and celibacy are not the causes of sexual abuse. But Infovaticana sees it differently… [latter in Spanish] Retired English bishop, supportive of married priests, reflects... Spanish theologian Benjamín Forcano: mandatory celibacy ‘belongs to the incomprehensible’. [in Spanish] Fleabag priest was inspired by a monk, says creator. Josef Marketz, new bishop of Gurk-Klagenfurt (Austria), opposes mandatory celibacy. [in German and English] Cardinal Ouellet cool on married priests. [in German] Germany’s ‘Synodal Way’ starts… [in German] New York Times on the German Church. NBC Survey shows two-thirds of ‘church employees’ support ordaining married men. Hubert Wolf [author of 16 Thesen] turns 60… [in German] Bishop Overbeck would abolish celibacy - if it was up to him. [in German] Amazon Synod: Why is the far-right more worried about ‘ordaining a few married priests’ than the environmental crisis? An ex-Lutheran, now Catholic, priest compares the two ministries. [in German] Italian married priests ask: ‘Is celibacy necessary?’ [in Italian] Spanish bishop expects calls for ordaining married men in Europe too. [in Spanish] German priest on mandatory celibacy: ‘pious magic for religiously unenlightened’. [in German] Irish bishop: married priests not the answer to ‘crisis of faith’. Question: On priests dispensed from celibacy - Are the rules changing? [in French] CNA’s sympathetic account of Paul VI’s defence of celibacy. [in German] America: Top 5 takeaways from the Amazon synod. 'The law of celibacy was instituted by the Apostles: therefore it is not disciplinary, but doctrinal’, claims retired Italian bishop. [in Spanish] Background article on Bishop Erwin Kräutler. [in German] Comment from French Antilles on the ‘global debate’ about married priests. [in French] ‘Global debate gets underway over married Catholic priests.’ Married priests? Let’s go with the Holy Spirit – a Scottish view. An African view. [in French] 'Viri probati or the search for a cheap solution’: a different Austrian view… [in German] A conservative rejoices that the recent synods have stimulated defences of celibacy… Two Austrian bishops speak out in favour of ordaining viri probati. [in German] National Catholic Reporter draws lessons from Amazon Synod for US bishops. Austrian die Presse invites discussion on: ‘what reforms does the Church need?’ [in German] German theologian launches online petition for married priests (and women deacons). [in German] Cardinal Schönborn: celibacy will remain ‘basic form of priestly ministry’. [in German] Dutch bishop talks about celibacy. [in Dutch] Succinct description of Germany’s ‘synodal path’. [in French] Commonweal gives an account of the Amazon Synod. German canon lawyer Thomas Schüller: Viri probati in the Amazon would trigger domino effect. [in German] Klaus Mertes presents 'differentiated picture of celibacy'. [in German] Bishop of Regensburg not happy with Amazon vote… [in German] French theologian Thomas Michelet claims married priests in early Church had to observe ‘perfect continence’ [in French] Cardinal Dolan: ‘I would love to be married and have kids’. Irish priests call for ordination of married men. France: 60 priests ordained, but 800 die every year. [in French] Celibacy is outdated, says Dutch priest. [in Dutch] Psychotherapist and theologian Wunibald Müller: ‘the dam has finally been broken’. [in German] Viennese theologian Jan-Heiner Tück: Pope will hardly be able to avoid loosening celibacy. [in German] Cardinal Müller once supported married priests. Amazon bishops’ landslide vote for married priests! Mandatory celibacy: a crumbling wall. [in German] BBC reports outcome of Amazon Synod. CORPUS (USA National Association for an Inclusive Priesthood) welcomes Amazon Synod recommendation. The Synod’s dissenters: a conservative view. Married priests: a slippery slope? [text & video] ‘The church must live with the times’ – and ordain married men. [text & video in French] Celibacy: hot potato which isn’t really hot anymore – a Swiss view. [in German] Bishop Brian Noble, who supported ordaining married men, has died. French bishops behind the curve on married priests. [in French] Bamberg Archbishop Ludwig Schick: make greater use of the possibility of dispensing with celibacy. [in German] Venezuelan Cardinal Urosa: Married Priests - an Imperfect and Problematic Solution. Married priests and women deacons: it's about law ,not doctrine. 10,000 priests from elsewhere working in Europe. [in French] The Church is moving towards the ordination of married men, says Le Figaro. [in French] Kenyan views on married priests. When marriage preparation is delivered by a … married priest. [in German] German theologian proposes radical reform of priestly formation to combat ‘sexual immaturity’ of candidates. [in German] Curia bishop promotes ‘Amazonian-Catholic rite’. [in German] Most Synod discussion groups in favour of married priests. [in Spanish] The Synod of Amazonia suggests a universal synod to study the priestly ordination of married men, claims ABC. [in Spanish] Why are we still asked to pray for vocations to ‘the clerical model of patriarchal priesthood’, asks a writer to the Irish Times. Is the Rhine indeed flowing into the Amazon [on married priests]? – and why not, asks John Allen. Peruvian cardinal believes most synod bishops favour ordaining married men. Synod appears to be moving toward ordination for married men in Amazon, says National Catholic Reporter. Head of the Church in Paraguay backs married priests. [in Spanish][ The problem isn’t celibacy, it’s ‘evangelical incoherence’, says Argentinian catholic site. [in Spanish] An Amazon bishop who doesn’t support married priests. Hubert Wolf sees a ‘systemic crisis’ of the ‘men's church’. [in German] Austrian permanent deacons support ordination of married men. [in German] A reminder about the 100,000 priests who left to marry. [in Spanish] Interview with Swiss nun who organised petition to Pope on celibacy. [in Romansh, text & subtitles in English] Bishop Kräutler: ‘There’s no alternative to married priests’. [in German] Cardinal Müller: ‘Not even the Pope can abolish the celibacy of priests.’ [in Italian] Pope's path to allow married priests for Amazon straightforward, say canon lawyers. Two-thirds of Amazon bishops said to favour married priests. Supporter of married priests (and even married bishops) sets out some points of caution. African Jesuit comments on married priests. [in French] Bishop Lobinger’s ideas for ordaining married elders explained. A psychologist reviews a new book defending celibacy. BBC World Service on married priests. [video] German bishop sees ordaining married men as ‘expression of legitimate decentralization’. [in German] New Luxembourg cardinal ‘can imagine’ married priests. [in German] German bishops insist on their ‘synodal way’ – including debate on celibacy. Swiss parish debates celibacy and women’s ordination. [in German] Cardinals affirm that Amazon synod will consider married priests on regional basis. Cardinal Ouellet ‘sceptical about the proposal to ordain married men’. Hubert Wolf: Amazon Synod is ‘crucial for priesthood’. [in German] Belgian lay organisation calls for married priests. [in French] Lifesite is alarmed that Bishop Kräutler says ban on women’s ordination is ‘not a dogma’. Daily Mail sensation: ‘Pope Francis could allow MARRIED men to be ordained!’ Australian journalist asks ‘What’s so bad when priests have sex?’ [in German] American Daily Beast: ‘Pope could soon say “I do” to married priests’. Irish survey shows huge majority want married priests. August & September Letters to The Tablet. The German Church: recent reports from The Tablet’s correspondent. Ratzinger Student Circle defends celibacy. [in German] Bild reports on a ‘priest fighting against hypocrisy in the Church’ [in German] ‘Cleaning up your own shop will not bring any new customers!’, says Frankfurter Rundschau about the German Church. [in German] Brendan Hoban describes the Germans’ ‘synodal path’ (and eventually relaxing celibacy worldwide as a ‘no-brainer’). German bishops’ ‘rocky road to reform’. [in German] Ordaining married men is 'not a top issue for Canada's bishops'. Cardinal Burke on celibacy…. [in Italian] Some relaxation in rules for dispensation from celibacy. [in Italian] ‘I want to be a priest’, says married Amazon man. [in Spanish] ‘The situation is serious, but hopeful’ – Dean of Frankfurt comments on the ‘crisis’ in the German Church. [in German] German bishops’ positions on married priests – a list! [in German] VP of German Catholic lay organisation says bishops know ‘something has to change now’ about celibacy. [in German] Conservative National Catholic Register detects ‘Marxism’ in the German Church! Ordination of married viri probati would ‘respond to a concrete challenge in a concrete reality […] in the Amazon’, says Bishop in Ecuador. Austrian bishops’ website comments on upcoming Amazon Synod. [in German] Married priests? Spanish Archbishop is not for turning. Nor is Cardinal Sarah. [both in Spanish] Out with hypocrisy! A new book by well known German priest. [in German] Stefan Jürgens on celibacy: ‘pious magic for the religiously unenlightened’. [in German] More about Hubert Wolf’s new book on celibacy. [ in German] Married deacons in the Amazon saying mass – is it fake news? [in German] A concise description of the German Church’s proposed ‘synodal way’. [in German] Amazon archbishop backs ordination of married priests. The Amazon and Germany - A tale of two synods – conservatives are more worried about the latter. Conservative German Catholics criticise the ‘synodal way’. [in German] 'German Catholics defy Pope and Vatican’ [in German] The Vatican cautions German bishops… [in Spanish] More commentary on Wolf’s 16 Theses.[in German] Asked about celibacy, Bishop Overbeck of Essen points out that ‘for many believers, the authentic spiritual life of priests is more important than their way of life’. [in German] Marriage doesn't solve the priest shortage, says Head of Ukranian Rite. 'In Amazonia, married deacons already celebrate Mass. And the Pope knows.’ [article in Spanish and video in Italian] Diocese of Essen: ‘It is now imperative to test and change the church system.’ [in German] Cardinal Marx envisages married priests in ‘certain regions’ - but ‘no special German way’. [in German] Even the young Joseph Ratzinger questioned mandatory celibacy… [in German] Burke & Brandmüller fear that ‘even priestly celibacy will be called into question’ at Amazon synod. Retired Amazon bishop is not keen on married priests - but a serving bishop there is. [in German] An Italian reflection [in Italian] on John Carroll’s America article. [in Italian] The son of a priest and a former nun reflects… About a new book defending celibacy. [in Spanish] This article alerts us to one we missed: Thomas Reese’s measured view on the implications of a change to the celibacy rule. Cardinal Sarah calls ordination of married men a ‘monstrosity’. [in German] Priest tells USA Today ‘Catholic Church must welcome female and married priests’. A married Catholic priest in Brittany. [in French] Testimony from the Amazon about lay leadership. [in German] Swiss petition against compulsory celibacy handed over to Pope Francis. [in German & French] Katholisch.de provides solid account of the history of celibacy. [in German] Consequences of relaxing celibacy ‘would be dire’, claims Argentinian theologian. [in Spanish] Honduran priest claims ‘90% of priests do not want to marry, so why eliminate celibacy’! [in Spanish] Dim view taken of Wolf’s 16 Theses. [in German] Washington Post’s take on the Amazon Synod. Seven questions [on celibacy] in earch of an evangelical answer. [in Spanish] Catholic Herald fears that, despite denials, ‘married priests may indeed be the main point’ of the Amazon Synod. German gay priest questions celibacy. [in German] Californian priest who fathered child appeals for change to celibacy law. Married priests: Cardinal Burke fears that change in the Amazon ‘would affect the entire worldwide Church’. Celibacy? ‘Pure chicanery’, says German priest. [in German] German bishop defends celibacy. [in German] Pope Francis: 'Married priests is not an important issue for the Synod of the Amazon', according to conservative CNA. [in Spanish] Will Germany's 'synodal way' change the Church? - including on celibacy. Dutch commentary on upcoming Amazon synod. [in Dutch] Some statistics on priests who have left in Spain. [in Spanish] An Austrian review of Wolf’s book. [in German] The Loneliness of the priest - How contemporary is celibacy? [audio in German] A French defence of celibacy. [in French] German Radio interviews Hubert Wolf. [text and audio in German] June & July letters to The Tablet. Is opposition to change of celibacy indicative that 'Müller and company are already preparing the Conclave so that Francis' successor has to take another path', as a Spanish commentator alleges? [in Spanish] 'Celibacy is the way of life of Jesus CHrist!', trumpets CNA, quoting Cardinal Meisner. [in German] Historian Harmut Leppin charts the growing preference for 'celibacy as renunciation’ in the early Church. [in German] German priest resigns: ‘obligatory celibacy is outdated and morbid’. [in German] Cardinal Müller: Lack of priests cannot be overcome by ordaining married men. [text in Spanish but with [EWTN] interview in English] Burke & Weigel on celibacy. Catholic Herald [with covert allusion to Lifesite?] is suspicious of the ‘German flavour’ of the Amazon synod. Peruvian cardinal: ordaining married men ‘largely expresses the feelings and desires of many representatives of Amazon people’. Head of German Church aid agency (with personal experience of Brazil) warns us: don’t ‘instrumentalise’ Amazon synod for ‘European interests’. [in German] Berliner Zeitung’s version of the interview [which points out that ‘84% of German Catholics oppose the retention of celibacy for priests’] with Hubert Wolf, where he says: ‘Celibacy virtually creates a priestly caste’. [in German] 'The Church is changeable', says German theologian Michael Seewald. [in German] Freiburg theologian Helmut Hoping comments on Wolf’s new book. [in German] Whatever the Pope decides for the Amazon region will be fine’, says spokesman for the Episcopal Conference of Latin America. [in Spanish] Spanish specialist on sects leaves to marry. [in Spanish] Celibacy advances the priesthood's culture of compromised truths, writes Peter Daly. Kazahkstan bishop says married priests would be ‘cartoon priests’. [in German] German New Testament specialist explains why Wolf’s example of the married St Peter is so relevant. [in German] 'Polluted by the Rhine, will the Amazon be thrown into the Tiber?' - guess what the FSSPX is getting at... [in French] Hubert Wolf is making waves… [in German] Review of a new book defending celibacy. More Austrian voices in support of change. [in German] Wolf’s ‘16 theses on celibacy’ in brief. [in English] More from Hubert Wolf: 'celibacy incontestable only for a hundred years'. [in German] Corsican bishop defends ‘prophetic’ celibacy. [in Spanish] Cardinal Braz de Aviz claims ‘Francis initiated the idea’ of married priests in the Amazon! [in German] Only 5 ordinations in Belgium this year: a leading Newspaper comments. [in French] There are married priests in Italy. [in Italian] As young German priest leaves active ministry to marry, local paper says ‘modern priestly ways of life must be created’ so that good men are not lost. [in German] Spanish theologian argues: ecclesial ministry does not require celibacy. But another claims celibacy 'favours human happiness and testifies important theologivcal truths' . [both in Spanish] The priesthood is being crucified on the cross of celibacy, writes Washington priest Peter Daly. Spanish theologian argues that the no priest can be deprived of the divinely-granted right to celebrate the Eucharist, even if he is dispensed from celibacy. But another claims [in Spanish] German theologian Hubert Wolf: there is ‘no theologically tenable reason why the church should cling to [mandatory celibacy]’, and that the ‘ascetic’ model of priesthood does not follow the example of Jesus [both in German] Bishop Krâutler expects married priests and 'at least' deaconesses from the Amazon synod. [in German] Australian Bishop Vincent Long’s diocesan site reproduces article by Austen Ivereigh which puts married priests into the larger context of the Amazon Synod’s project. German Bishop Algermissen would have liked to have a wife and children. [in German] American priest: ‘Proposals for married clergy often reveal a functional view of the priesthood that loses sight of its spiritual fatherhood.’ US bishop supports ordination of married men in Amazon. Peruvian priest argues for optional celibacy. [in Spanish] German bishop: ‘Celibacy has never been uncontroversial’. [in German] More conspiracy theories from the right…. The five most common arguments against celibacy - a priest responds. [in Spenish] ‘I chose to be a priest, not to live celibate’, says Belgian priest. [in Dutch] Mexican sociologist’s open letter to Francis: celibacy must be voluntary. [in Spanish] Archbishop of Bamberg praises celibacy. [in German] Some useful statistics in this article from a US paper. German cardinal: Amazon synod is 'heretical' and must be 'rejected'. Bishops in Northern Canada will be ‘listening closely’ to Amazon Synod. Cardinal Kasper: The Pope wants epsicopal conferences to decide on priestly celibacy. [in Spanish] Irish poll shows 62% in favour of married priests. BBC Mundo on the Amazon Synod. [in Spanish] Vatican News director: don’t expect too much of the Amazon synod. [in German] LifeSite suspects an ‘Amazon’ conspiracy… Donald Cozzens responds to James Carroll’s Abolish the Priesthood. And letters to NCR on the Carroll article. Good news! There will be married priests in the Amazon - Leonardo Boff [in Spanish] Thinking about married priests: Has this issue outgrown old 'left' vs. 'right' framework? Celibacy makes the Church more ‘productive’… [in Spanish] Basel’s sole new priest is unsure ‘whether celibacy must be a duty for all priests’. [in German] 'The train from the Amazon has already left. Next stop, Germany’ – Sandro Magister.[in Spanish] Cardinal Burke fears it won’t stop in the Amazon…. America’s Rome correspondents discuss what married priests in the Amazon might mean for the Church. [audio in English] ‘The viri probati are coming’, says Tagespost. [in German] Bolivian paper points out no shortage of Protestant missionaries in remote areas – but they go ‘with their families’. [in Spanish] German canon lawyer: Amazon could have ‘snowball effect’. [in German] Holland not like the Amazon, says Dutch church historian. [text and audio in Dutch] Will Amazon have a ‘ratcheting effect’? [in French] Why does the Vatican not use the term ‘viri probati’? Retired Paraguayan bishop favours married priests. [audio recording in Spanish] An account of celibacy avoiding 'simplistic reductions in Manichaean narratives'. [in Italian] Spanish Director of Pontifical Missions suggests ordaining married men. [in Spanish] Commonweal tells us ‘what to expect from the Amazon synod’. John L Allen takes a ‘realistic’ look at the Amazon Synod an married priests. ‘The Amazon could shake up the Church’ – a Belgian view. [in French] Married priests ‘could be the start of a revolution’, says Joanna Moorhead. ‘What did Jesus institute? The Eucharist? Or the celibacy of the priests?’ [in Spanish] German liturgist protests: ‘Sunday mass must not fail because of celibacy’. [in Geman] Amazon Synod: on ‘local pecularities’? [in German] El Pais reports ‘the Vatican opens the door’ to married priests. [in Spanish] The Tablet and America reports that married priests are on the Amazon Synod agenda. Viri probati are on the Synod agenda: The Guardian and Crux report. Swiss feminist theologian Jaqueline Straub is ‘convinced that celibacy will be relaxed anyway, even before there are women priests’. [in German] Paul Zulehner: Fear of schism is no argument against discussion of celibacy. [in German] The pontiff could give the green light to married priests, thinks Argentine paper Clarín. [in Spanish] Is celibacy a ‘higher calling’? Italian theologian presents history of mandatory celibacy. [in Italian] Married priests are on Francis’ agenda. [in Italian] Theologian and therapist Joachim Reich: ‘Almost all priests have problems with celibacy’. [in German] Swiss bishops want to discuss celibacy with laity. [in French] Spokesman for the Spanish bishops defends celibacy. [video in Spanish] New Bishop of Namur: ordination of married men is ‘a possibility that could be exploited’. [in French] ‘Amazon Synod in the fall could clear the way for married priests’, says Catholic publisher. [in German] ‘If the bishops agreed through mutual consent to ordained married men, it’s my judgement that the pope would accept it’, says Cardinal Kasper. [reports in English and German] Italian bishop ‘has nothing against’ relaxation of celibacy law. [in Italian] German canon law expert predicts married priests in the West after Amazon Synod. Vicar General of Münster: ‘Church must talk about celibacy’. [in German] The ‘fall’ of celibacy in the fall? [in German – though without the pun…] April & May letters to The Tablet. |
