"Priestly Celibacy is Not Up For Grabs"

Source: https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/06/17/married-priests-officially-on-the-agenda-during-amazon-synod/
(9/26/19)

"Though the three language versions of the document speak of “people” and not men, it is referring to the ordination of what are known as the viri probati, married men of proven virtue, many of whom already serve as permanent deacons.

The shortage of priests in the Amazon region has long been at the center of debate, as has been the possibility of ordaining the viri probati. However, whenever he’s been approached about the issue, Pope Francis is clear that priestly celibacy is not up for grabs, despite the fact that it is a discipline and not doctrine."