#Catholic chChurch in Germany

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Choosing voluntary celibacy or marriage "does not touch the priesthood in itself"

Choosing voluntary celibacy or marriage “does not touch the priesthood in itself”

Voluntary celibacy or marriage – the call for priests to be able to choose which state they prefer is growing stronger in Germany. German bishops’ conference president Bishop Georg Bätzing and Archbishop Ludwig Schick have added their support to Cardinal Reinhard Marx who spoke strongly in favour of voluntary celibacy at the beginning of February. Schick is advocating ordaining ‘viri probati’ –…