The previous pope went against his intention to be allowed to examine the possibility of marrying priests, declaring: "I can no longer remain silent" • "The call to follow Jesus is not possible without giving up all the commitments" • A movie recently appeared in which the relationship between the two popes was described as friendly

Although he retired, during his time as a rarity in the Catholic world, the retiring Pope Benedict XVI decided to make his voice while serving as a pioneer under the incumbent Pope, Francis.

The remarks were made while the characters of the two religious leaders starred in the movie "Pope" documenting their relationship.
Benedict 16-year-old Benedict addressed the issue of celibacy against Francis' intent to look into the possibility of allowing priests to marry. The remarks were published in the book "From the bottom of our hearts" he wrote with Cardinal Robert Serra, and will be published tomorrow in France.

The retired pope who is considered a conservative in his conceptions expressed his support for the life of the Catholic Church as part of the Catholic Church and set out to defend the ability to "fully entrust himself to God." For him, celibacy is a "criterion for applicants to be ordained to the clergy."

Benedict and Sera wrote in the opening of their book "We Can Say - I Can't Keep Silent", according to excerpts published in the French newspaper "La Figuero." Benedict claims that celibacy "has great meaning and is truly essential" as a priest's path to God becomes the basis of his life. "The call to walk in Jesus' way is impossible without this freedom and giving up all obligations."

When Benedict resigned in 2013, he pledged to "stay hidden" so as not to interfere with his successor, but this public stance creates a possible clash between the two religious leaders over the prospect of Francis deciding to relieve priests on the issue of retirement. Just last October, Francis agreed to consider easing for pastors serving in Amazon.