Vatican opens debate on married priests

Updated June 17 2019 - 8:48pm, first published 8:46pm
The first from Latin America, Pope Francis focused attention on the plight of Amazonian communities.
The first from Latin America, Pope Francis focused attention on the plight of Amazonian communities.

The Vatican has formally opened debate on letting married men be ordained as priests in remote parts of the Amazon where priests are so few that Catholics can go weeks or months without attending a Mass.

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