Pope Francis has pleaded for social justice and environmental respect for the Amazon basin, but failed to recommend the controversial idea of married priests. AFP
Pope Francis has pleaded for social justice and environmental respect for the Amazon basin, but failed to recommend the controversial idea of married priests. AFP

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Pope dismisses proposal to ordain married men as priests in Amazon

The controversial proposal was branded ‘heretical’ by Catholic conservatives

The National

February 12, 2020