Canon Lawyers: 2 Canonical Choices are (1) Pope as Universal Legislator Can Issue New Norms in Post-Synodal Exhortation or (2) Pope Invites Bishops to Appeal to Vatican for Permission on a Case-By-Case Basis to Ordain Married Men to Priesthood

Source: https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/popes-path-allow-married-priests-amazon-straightforward-say-canon-lawyers (24 Nov. 2019)

Excerpt: Among the two main possibilities: Francis could issue new norms allowing bishops in the region to deviate from the church canon requiring clerics to remain celibate, or could invite the bishops to make appeal to the Vatican for special permission on a case-by-case basis.