One of the senior officials of the Vatican said that he insists that the Catholic Church has considered the possibility of granting the dignity of priesthood to married men in a remote region of the Amazon.
Bishop Erwin, Krautler, Secretary of the Commission on Panamapanama the region wants this issue was included in the agenda of the meeting in the Vatican in 2019, according to CNN. We are talking about permission to become Catholic priests married men in remote areas of Amazonia where a single father falls per 10 000 population. Discuss the region includes Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela and Suriname. 2.8 million people living here 400 presented by indigenous communities and tribes, who speak 240 languages. A large part of the population is Catholic, but due to the remoteness of some villages and settlements of the local priests here.
In March 2017, Pope Francis said that he will definitely consider the proposal. And although the present question is limited to the ability married men to become priests in remote regions, some in the Vatican say that this could be the first step towards a broader discussion of celibacy in the Catholic Church.
