Is change coming for the Catholic church? Via CNN marriedpriests
The meeting -- which focuses on environmental and religious issues in the Amazon region -- will take up the question of whether some respected married elder men could be ordained to help overcome a shortage of priests in remote areas in the region. If approved, it would be a first for the Catholic church and overturn centuries of tradition of a celibate priesthood. Catholic leaders are meeting to debate big changes.
Conservatives are not the only groups dissatisfied with the meeting. Catholic women's groups, including nuns, have also been protesting with signs in front of the Vatican, demanding the right to vote in the gathering.A total of 185 men, consisting of priests and bishops, will be voting on the proposals. A group of 35 women, mostly nuns, will be participating, but they do not have the right to vote.
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