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There is a shortage of priests in remote parts of the Amazon

Catholic bishops from around The World in the Vatican over The Future of The Church in the Amazon.

during the next three weeks, around 260 participants talk about Climate Change , migration and evangelism.

Pope Francis talks on Sunday was opened by the debt-to-destructive "interests" that led to the recent fires in the Amazon.

"is The Fire of God is heat, which attracts and collects in the unit. It is fed by parts, not by profits," he said.

has a topic in the headlines: whether married men may become priests.

One of the points on the work surface - is the suggestion that in remote parts of the Amazon, older, married men to be ordained.

you would have to be men, the particularly well-respected, and, according to the document, you would preferably come from indigenous communities in which they want to work.

South American bishops for this in an effort to address the lack of priests in the region.

Only priests consecrate the Eucharist, is an important part of the mass. It is estimated that at least 85% of the villages in the Amazon are in the location of the fair to celebrate every week as a result of this deficiency, and Some only see a priest once in the year.

"his Holiness Pope Francis comes from Latin America , has an instinctive understanding of Some of the challenges in this region," says Professor Gregory Ryan from the centre for Catholic studies.

"The concern is how thin the priests are located in the Amazon region is really the basic thing at the root of this," he adds. "It is connected with the very strong Catholic sense that the Eucharist is The Heart of the regular Christian Community . "

Some of the villages in South America are only able to see a priest once in a year, Why is it controversial?

For many, celibacy is an important part of being a Catholic priest. A priest is married to God and not be distracted by what Some consider to be the worldly Affairs, like a wife or A Family .

Professor Linda Woodhead , MBE, specializing in the sociology of religion, says that in addition to the celibacy of the Catholic priests and nuns "will be given their housing [and] basic allowance, so that you are completely dedicated to do what they do. "

"the people feel that the priest has the time to give them, and you are not prohibited to interfere in someone's Private Life ," Prof Woodhead. "This priest is here and is for you and this is a very special thing. "

The Amazon Synod declared:

For traditionalists, this is a question about the direction in which Pope Francis brings to The Church . German cardinal Walter brand Mueller is reported to have said that the Amazon could mark the Synod, "the self-destruction of The Church ."

Some critics of the idea of allowing married priests in the Amazon as a pretext for the abolition of celibacy as a prerequisite altogether.

you are also to identify suspicious of the proposal, the Synod could be "the kind of official Ministry may be awarded to women" and the fear it is the beginning of the ordination for you to could.

But this is for Prof Woodhead less of a struggle for the soul of The Church and more about an institution that is developing. "The Catholic Church is always changing, like any institution, it takes so long, so," she says.

"has It changed radically since the 20Th Century . It used to be against democracy, liberalism and Human Rights . It is now champions of Human Rights .

"It changes constantly, but she does it in a Way ," she adds. "In dialogue with our own tradition. "

So we can see married priests?

Well, they already exist.

have Some Anglican priests who converted to Catholicism after leaving their churches in protest against the ordination of women, may continue in their ministries. And the Eastern-rite churches, married priests as a matter of course.

There are Some who say that it is inevitable that if a married men is ordained, agreed, for the Amazon, it could eventually happen in other regions with a shortage of priests, such as The Pacific Islands.

But the Prof Ryan argues that "if this ever happens, it will happen very much as an exception".

"One of the things that people are very concerned about is The Exception to the rule," he says. "I think The Church is to resist the instinct. The celibate spiritual culture is deeply rooted".

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Source of news: bbc.com