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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

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1. It may have to.

Reply to shrike (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2017, 04:58 PM

Jan 2017

"With its 140 million Catholics, Brazil needs at least 100,000 priests but it only has 1,800".

But there are better reasons to alter the rules on celibacy than dire necessity.

More to the point, the rationales for male priests only are neither sound nor infallible, despite what the traditionalists claim.

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Brazil may soon have married priests [View all] shrike Jan 2017 OP

It may have to. rug Jan 2017 #1

Yes, there are better reasons, but this is the way it's going to happen shrike Jan 2017 #2