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(S+) Easing of celibacy in the Catholic Church: "The cardinal learns from the signs of the times"

2/4/2022, 5:02:13 PM


According to Reinhard Marx, some priests should be allowed to marry. With this statement, the Archbishop changes his position on a hotly debated issue. Theologian Sautermeister on the chances of the advance.

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Priestly ordination in the Freiburg Minster (archive photo): »To draw conclusions between celibacy and sexual violence would not go far enough«

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Rolf Haid / picture alliance / dpa

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