“Conservative” Auxiliary Bishop Josef Graf of Regensburg, Germany, can envision ordaining married men to the priesthood. Monsignor Graf made this remarks during a holiday in San Genesio, South Tyrol, where he also helped with the grape harvest in a local vineyard. He told Bz-bx.net: “I personally believe that the Church could afford viri probati”. He added that married priests would probably not solve the shortage of priests. On the ordination of women to the priesthood, Monsignor Graf said he believes it is “not possible.” He pointed there are “still” weighty theological reasons for reserving Holy Orders to men. #newsAdwjzpyvzr

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“Conservative” Auxiliary Bishop Josef Graf of Regensburg, Germany, can envision ordaining married men to the priesthood.

Monsignor Graf made this remarks during a holiday in San Genesio, South Tyrol, where he also helped with the grape harvest in a local vineyard.

He told Bz-bx.net: “I personally believe that the Church could afford viri probati”.

He added that married priests would probably not solve the shortage of priests.

On the ordination of women to the priesthood, Monsignor Graf said he believes it is “not possible.” He pointed there are “still” weighty theological reasons for reserving Holy Orders to men.

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Malki Tzedek4 weeks ago

Oddly enough, I can 'envision' waking up and discovering a Church which nurtures vocations by holding to the Faith rather than deviating from it to suit the needs of prelates who should never have been ordained in the first place.

JANET ZIMMER4 weeks ago

Mature married men have worked out as well in the parishes founded by Anglicans who converted to Catholicism and, of course, historically in the Eastern Churches, so I don't see what people are worrying about. As long as they don't offer ordination to married men under the age of, say, 45 or 50, I think they'd make an excellent and much needed source of new priests.

Boanerges Boanerges4 weeks ago

It's never just about the question of celibacy. As a matter of fact there should be no question of celibacy whatsoever, but enemies of Church start questioning celibacy and then move onto questioning everything else as their goal is to disassemble the entire structure of the Church.

Simon North4 weeks ago

@JANET ZIMMER I don't think you've thought this through.

Boanerges Boanerges4 weeks ago

He defamed himself. GTV is just opening the eyes of Catholics to the great deception within the Church. God bless them!