Dear Francis, please do not abolish celibacy.

There is a rumor that celibacy will be abolished, but this is not the best way forward.  As I have concluded at this time, maintain celibacy but allow canonical dispensations on a case by case basis (starting with the married deacons).

The rumor is based off of leaked documents from "several bishops" from LifeSiteNews, which I still consider a good repuatable news resource.  However, there was no actual leaked documents presented other than repeating what the Amazon final document stated about ordaining married men and saying that that text will be adopted.  Thus, save for those "several bishops" who leaked the post synod draft, the claim that celibacy will be abolished may be premature.  Exceptions to the celibacy norm/rule does not mean abolishing the norm.

The article from LifeSiteNews appears here:https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-pope-francis-to-abolish-priestly-celibacy-according-to-leaked-amazon-synod-exhortation (30 Jan. 2020)