“If [ordaining married men as priests] is possible in principle,” Catholic bishop of Osnabrück, Franz Josef Bode explained (2023), “it should also be in situations where the need is different.”

Source: https://incaelo.wordpress.com/tag/bishop-franz-josef-bode/ (27 May 2020)

The Catholic bishop of Osnabrück, Franz Josef Bode

“If it is possible in principle,” he explained, “it should also be in situations where the need is different.”