"Viri Probati" Does Not Focus on Extreme Circumstances

ARGUMENT #1 AGAINST MARRIED PRIESTS UNIVERSALLY (Strict interpretation of Viri Probati)

Rome Reports reports in this video here that viri probati includes the sense of extreme circumstances.

The video speaks of the specifically extreme circumstances of South America.  Is viri probati limited to geography?

If so, then married priests may only be allowed in this extreme circumstance in South America and not in the universal Catholic Church around the world.


REPLY TO ARGUMENT #1 AGAINST MARRIED PRIESTS UNIVERSALLY (Broader interpretation of Viri Probati - assuming assumption of strict interpretation)

However, if it is true that the sense of viri probati includes extreme circumstances of dearth of priests for an extended period of time, then the question should also be asked whether viri probati is defined simply in a geographical context.

It would need to be demonstrated that the original sense of viri probati is not geographically-bound or, at least, that there is no evidence that viri probati means that it is specifically limited to a geographical region of the universal Church.


Furthermore, even if viri probati is understood in a limited geographical context where there is the extreme circumstance of a dearth of priests for an extended period of time, then that means that viri probati would need to be applied to a broader sense that includes the global context of lack of priests instead of the mere regional context of South America.

South America thus is the impetus for discussing the global lack of priests around the world and to open up ordaining married priests not just in South America but in Roman rite dioceses throughout the world.


Finally, isn't the correct understanding of viri probati used to ordain married deacons?  The term viri probati is applied to married permanent deacons more than just geographical location and extreme circumstances.  Hence, the sense of viri probati is not limited to geography and can still serve as a theological and/or canonical and/or practical foundation for the ability of married men to serve as married priests. 

The local context and extreme circumstances would thus be irrelevant.  (Rome Reports may be excellent at journalism but not necessarily with this theological point about viri probati.)