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Querida Amazonia
In Querida Amazonia, Pope Calls for Women in Church Leadership, But Not Diaconate
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon calls for women in the South American region to be included in new forms of service in the Church, but not within the ordained ministries of the permanent diaconate or priesthood.
Querida Amazonia: What Pope Francis Said, and Didn't, on Priesthood and Marriage
While Pope Francis was expected to focus in the apostolic exhortation published today on a proposal to ordain married priests in the Amazon region, the pope instead emphasized the importance of collaboration in apostolic ministry by Catholics in various states of life.
Pope Francis' Amazon Exhortation Calls for Holiness, Not Married Priests
Pope Francis published his response to the Vatican’s 2019 Amazon synod in an apostolic exhortation Wednesday. Despite widespread speculation following the synod, the pope does not call for married priests, but seeks to expand “horizons beyond conflicts.”
