A bishops’ assembly at the Vatican on issues facing the Amazon this month is discussing the idea to overcome a recruitment problem that has left many Catholic believers in the region with only infrequent visits from priests. The bishops will vote on their recommendations to Pope Francis on Saturday. A call for permission to ordain married men in the Amazon would encourage those who have been making similar proposals on other continents, prompting arguments that “if it’s going to be proposed in one region, then we should have the right to look at it elsewhere,” said Adam DeVille, a professor of theology at Indiana’s University of Saint Francis and editor of a forthcoming study on married Catholic priests.--> READ MORE
