{"id":732545,"date":"2019-10-28T08:54:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T08:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/28\/catholic-church-set-to-ordain-married-men-as-priests\/"},"modified":"2019-10-28T08:54:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T08:54:41","slug":"catholic-church-set-to-ordain-married-men-as-priests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/28\/catholic-church-set-to-ordain-married-men-as-priests\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Church Set To Ordain Married Men As Priests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>According to reports, some Catholic bishop on Saturday approved a proposal that allows married men to receive ordination as priest in the Amazon region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-667252\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pope-Francis.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Francis Issues New Law To Prevent Child Sexual Abuse\" width=\"775\" height=\"425\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>CNN reports that the proposal must be approved by Pope Francis before it could stand.<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, this would be a big and significant change to the church\u2019s agelong traditions where only unmarried men are ordained as priests.<\/p>\n<p>The Amazon region covers areas such as some parts of Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Columbia, French Guiana.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal has tagged viri probati which refers to older Catholic men who have stable families, are respected in their communities, and already deacons in their respective churches.<\/p>\n<p>It should, however, be noted that the new policy is not the same thing as allowing men who are already priests to marry.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, some Catholic bishop on Saturday approved a proposal that allows married men to receive ordination as priest in the Amazon region. 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