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Synod of bishops to discuss ordaining married men

By Thomas Reese — June 19, 2019
(RNS) — Limiting ordination after marriage to 'mature men' will be portrayed as exceptional, but both traditionalists and progressives believe that it will spread to more and more situations.

‘Acknowledging reality,’ a splinter church in Kenya ordains married Catholic priests

By Tonny Onyulo — October 16, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Attracted by the prospect of serving God while raising a family, Catholic priests have left the mainstream faith for the Renewed Universal Catholic Church.

Top church historian Diarmaid MacCulloch sees Catholic schism ahead

By Jonathan Luxmoore / ENInews — July 10, 2012

(RNS/ENInews) Leading church historian Diarmaid MacCulloch believes Christianity faces a "bright future" worldwide, but predicts the Roman Catholic church will undergo a major schism over its moral and social teaching. By Jonathan Luxmoore.

‘Old Catholics’ embrace new movements

By Peggy Fletcher Stack — May 21, 2012

 (RNS) In the North American Old Catholic Church, priests practice a brand of Catholicism that most Catholics wouldn’t recognize. There are married gay priests, open Communion and no allegiance to Rome. By Peggy Fletcher Stack.

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