Vatican says Catholic Church should consider ordaining married men in Amazon

By Caitlin Yilek

Published June 17, 2019 3:13pm ET

Vatican says Catholic Church should consider ordaining married men in Amazon — Pope Francis arrives in a coliseum in Puerto Maldonado, the city considered a gateway to the Amazon in the Madre de Dios province, Peru, to meet with several thousand indigenous people in the first full day of the pontiff's visit to Peru, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. | (L'Osservatore Romano Vatican Media/Pool Photo via AP)

The Vatican called for the Catholic Church to consider the possibility of ordaining married men in the Amazon region of South America.

The document released Monday also says the church should consider allowing women to perform “official ministry,” though it did not clarify what roles women would have.

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