Will the tradition change? Consider whether to allow priests of married men in the Amazon October 27th 8:48
The Roman Catholic Church has decided to fully review the priest who conducts mass only for single men so far that even married men can become priests in the South American Amazon, where priest shortages are serious. It will be noticed whether the tradition that lasts nearly 900 years will change.
In Vatican, bishops from all over the world participated, and from 6th of this month, a meeting was held to discuss church activities in the South American Amazon.
It has been pointed out that there are cases in which there are not enough priests in the Amazon and believers may not be able to receive mass or baptism for months or years.・ Discussed whether to review the rules of the Catholic Church.
A report of the meeting was released on the 26th, and Amazon suggests that married men can be priests if they are assistant priests to assist the priests.
We are also looking into accepting female assistant festivals that are currently not allowed.
The final decision will be shown by the Pope, but in the Catholic Church there is a strong opinion that priests should be limited to single men as before, and attention is drawn to whether the tradition that will last for nearly 900 years will change The