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The idea of ordaining viri probati (mature, trustworthy men) to celebrate Mass and provide other sacramental services in places where celibate priests are in short supply goes back at least to the time of the Second Vatican Council but only lately has come to life again. If the experiment in the Amazon – supposing it’s approved – succeeds in meeting the need there, it is likely to be repeated by bishops in other places with the same problem.
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