(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, FEBRUARY 11 - In the post-synodal apostolic exhortation 'Querida Amazonia', which will be published tomorrow, Pope Francis makes no opening regarding the subject of pre-disposed persons or deacon women. He himself anticipated this to a group of American bishops received on an Ad Limina visit, explaining that those who focused on the possibility that married men priests - the so-called 'viriprobats' - would be ordained or that they would open up to women deacon for service in the Amazon. from his document. According to the Catholic News Service, the US bishops' agency, according to which the topic emerged yesterday in the audience of the Pontiff with the prelates of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. In particular, the bishop of Salt Lake City, Msgr. Oscar Solis, hadetto that Pope Bergoglio gave to the bishops the impression that the issues of ordaining married men or women deacon in remote communities of the Amazon would be matters for future, non-current discussion and discernment.
US bishops, Pope does not open married priests
2020-02-11T17:52:36.775Z
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In the post-synodal apostolic exhortation 'Querida Amazonia', which will be published tomorrow, Pope Francis makes no opening regarding married priests or deacon women. (HANDLE)