Catholic bishops approved a proposal allowing some married men to be ordained as priests in the Amazon region, where there is a shortage of priests. Pope Francis would have to approve the historic change.
The proposal, which must be approved by Pope Francis, would be a historic change to the church's centuries-old tradition of unmarried priests. It passed by a vote of 128-41 and applies only to some churches in the Amazon region that are experiencing a shortage of priests. The region includes parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
The pope has previously stated he was open to studying the possibility of allowing married men to be ordained. Read MoreAlthough the Catholic Church currently only ordains unmarried men to the priesthood, some converts, from Anglicanism for example, can become Catholic priests even if they are already married.
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